Schmitz Case Jurors Apparently are Deadlocked

Jurors asked a federal judge what they should do if they can't reach a unanimous verdict.

By: Associated Press | Alabama's13.com
Published: September 05, 2008

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DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - Jurors considering the fate of state Rep.
Sue Schmitz have asked a federal judge what they should do if they
can't reach a unanimous verdict.

U.S. District Judge David Proctor said Friday he sent a message
to jurors telling them that they have not deliberated for an
unusual amount of time and they should continue deliberating.

Jurors are in their third day of deliberations in the north
Alabama Democrat's fraud case. The question was one of two asked by
jurors Thursday. The judge discussed the questions with attorneys
in private, but did not make them public until Friday morning.

Schmitz is charged with using her political influence to obtain
a job with a program that helps troubled teenagers and then rarely
showing up for work.