#Deadlock jury trial#
Photo: RNZ / Dan Cookīenjamin Christopher Missi Swann has been on trial for two weeks at the High Court in Auckland, defending 11 charges of an indecent act on a young person, relating to seven complainants.
Support local journalism with a subscription.Benjamin Christopher Missi Swann at the High Court in Auckland. Jim Walsh covers public safety, economic development and other beats for the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. He said the county prosecutor's office reviews all excessive force complaints for criminality "and exactly three were filed by the public last year."
#Deadlock jury professional#
In the wake of the trial, Keashen asserted Camden County's police department "has one of the most aggressive accountability and oversight professional standards bureaus in the nation." The jury considered claims that included excessive force, the failure to provide adequate medical care, and the county's failure to adequately train and supervise its police officers. Ingram, currently a resident of a Hammonton nursing facility, testified from a hospital bed during the trial, which began Feb. "This may have been one of the most one-sided cases our firm has ever tried," the statement said.
Ingram’s neck and then stepping down on his neck." Ingram’s injuries were the result of Camden County Police Department officers forcefully putting a knee in Mr. "The objective, credible medical evidence - as testified to by nationally renowned experts in orthopedic surgery and biomechanics, confirmed Mr. "Clearly, the Defendants feared that over a majority of the jury was not buying the Defense efforts to gaslight them into believing that a healthy 20-year old could suffer catastrophic neck injuries described as a near 'internal decapitation' resulting in quadriplegia simply by falling on his backside from 3 feet," it continued. Despite their boastful comments that 'most of the jury' sided with them, the Defendants refused to waive unanimity and agree to our proposal to accept a verdict of 7-2 or 8-1." "The jury was clearly with Plaintiff - except for a holdout or two. "Looking at their statements, Camden County attended a different trial," it said. Ingram's legal counsel - attorneys Beth Baldinger and Cory Rothbort of Roseland, Essex County - addressed the case's outcome in a statement Wednesday. “We look forward to retrying this case in court and putting these frivolous claims to rest once and for all," said William Tambussi, an attorney for the county.īeth Baldinger, a Roseland, Essex County, lawyer representing Ingram, had noted the apparent impasse Friday when she asked the judge to allow a partial verdict in the case.īaldinger said that option, "should the jury continue to be deadlocked," would secure a "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination" of this action. He also noted unanimity is required to reach a verdict in a federal jury trial "and we strongly believe this jury was deadlocked because one or more jurors held out." While running away from officers representing the agency, and without being touched by a police officer, Ingram fell on wet asphalt and severely injured himself," Keashen said in a statement. "The facts still remain crystal clear that CCPD officers pursued Xavier Ingram because they saw him hiding a gun on the ground between two parked cars in a high-crime area. But Camden County spokesman Dan Keashen asserted Ingram's claims were "pure fiction and most of this jury saw that this case included absolutely no physical activity from the officers after the suspect fell and was tragically injured."
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