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Jarryd Hayne jury discharged after failing to reach a verdict in rape trial – The Guardian
Jury hearing sexual assault charges against the former NRL player could not reach even a majority 11-1 verdict
Jarryd HayneJury hearing sexual assault charges against the former NRL player could not reach even a majority 11-1 verdict
Australian Associated Press
The jury in former NRL star Jarryd Haynes rape trial has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.
The Newcastle district court jury of eight men and four women told Judge Peter Whitford SC on Monday it was deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous decision or the alternative 11-1 majority verdict.
Whitford had no option but to discharge…
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