The Jury is still out…
The jury resumed it’s deliberation today on Britney’s driving-without-a-license case, but so far they are deadlocked with a 10-2 decision. It needs to be unanimous one way or the other, or be declared a deadlocked jury, with the possibility of retrial.
On Friday, the eight women and four men on the Jury had two hours to deliberate, before breaking for the weekend, only to come back to the courtroom to ask a couple more details. They posted two questions - including one that tried to clarify exactly what Britney was charged with. They were read some more instructions, declared themselves deadlocked, and were told by the judge to deliberate some more.
The Jury is digging through a whole day’s worth of testimony and arguments, while Britney decided not to testify on her own behalf (she is not required to as it is a misdemeanor), letting Papa Spears’ testimony be the most compelling of the Defense’s case. Jamie argued that that Britney considers Louisiana her home, and is only in California for her children while they clear up custody issues, while the prosecutors insisted that every important thing that’s happened to Britney has happened in California, which is enough to declare her a resident. The most damning of the evidence is probably that Britney had applied for a CA license four months before the incident in question - though she did not, ultimately, receive one.
The jury is still undecided, and no one is sure how long the judge will make them continue to deliberate before they a - come to a decision or b - remain deadlocked.
In the meantime? Did you know you can follow Britney on Twitter?! INORITE?! And she wants to thank all the fans for helping Womanizer go #1!
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