Mistrial declared in deadly '89 NH fire case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Mistrial declared in deadly '89 NH fire case
| December 19, 2013 | Updated: December 19, 2013 3:49pm

KEENE, N.H. (AP) — The murder trial of a man accused of setting a 1989 fire that killed a family of four in New Hampshire ended in a mistrial Thursday after jurors failed to reach a verdict.

Prosecutors said David McLeod planned, then bragged about setting the fire nearly 25 years ago and should finally be held accountable. But a lawyer for McLeod, 57, said his cruel statements don't prove his guilt and no new evidence had emerged to link him to the fire.

Cheshire Superior Court Judge John Kissinger called the mistrial after jurors spent nearly two days deliberating but could not come to a unanimous decision.

Kissinger, however, refused to grant McLeod bail but said a retrial would have to be scheduled soon. McLeod has been in jail for 3 ½ years as he awaited trial.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Mistrial-declared-in-deadly-89-NH-fire-case-5077581.php

[Kelvin Mace]

1. $5 says the guy is white

$100 says that if he were brown the only "hung" part of the jury would be the defendant.

[former9thward]

2. 97% of NH is white.

So I think you have a safe bet.