hannah's boyfriend, had taken and passed. that, said the judge, was jury misconduct. >> the court finds that the jury is unable to fulfill the obligations required by law. >> the prosecution team was stunned. >> it was not a good day. >> nor was it a good day for the defense. >> everybody was brokenhearted, including denny. >> denny's team was even more brokenhearted to learn that when the judge interrupted the jurors they had already reached a decision on the major counts. "dateline" spoke with four jurors after the trial and they said they had already signed and sealed the ballots on all of the charges except the lesser charge of manslaughter. >> rape, not guilty. >> not guilty. >> murder. >> i voted not guilty. >> not guilty. >> denny had come oh, so close to being acquitted of hannah's murder. because jurors had voted in his favor, his lawyers went back to the courts to contest his being tried again on grounds of double jeopardy.