Mistrial declared in Yakima murder case
March 10, 2021
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Mistrial declared in Yakima murder case
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) Anthony Gregory Mallory’s murder trial has ended in a mistrial, and prosecutors are preparing to take the case to court again.
Yakima County Superior Court Judge Gayle Harthcock declared the case a mistrial Tuesday after investigating reports that a juror had brought information obtained from outside the trial into jury deliberations, which began Monday afternoon, Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic said.
Jurors are only allowed to use what they heard and saw in court in deliberations, and are prohibited from doing their own investigation and research on the case or the law, the Yakima Herald-Republic reported. Harthcock gave jurors this warning every day of the trial.