Mistrial declared in case of man charged in 18 Texas deaths

[TexasTowelie]

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge declared a mistrial Friday in the first murder case against a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span, and a defense attorney said he expects his client will be retried.

Judge Raquel Jones issued the ruling when a jury deadlocked after deliberating since Thursday afternoon in the capital murder case charging Billy Chemirmir with the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris.

The mistrial raises questions about how prosecutors will proceed with the cases against Chemirmir, who authorities have accused of being a prolific killer preying on the elderly. The Dallas County District Attorney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In a series of notes to the court Friday, the 12 jurors said they were “hopelessly deadlocked 11 to one” over the case. It was not clear what verdict the majority of jurors supported. Jones initially resisted declaring a mistrial, repeatedly ordering the jury to continue deliberation.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Mistrial-in-Texas-elderly-deaths-case-16636271.php

[jimfields33]

1. Good grief. What did they have his mom as a juror?

What a disaster after this jerk killed that many in a period of time and they can’t get a conviction? Good grief. I would like for them to do a serious investigation on the holdout.

[Princess Turandot]

2. They began deliberations on Thursday. Less than an hour later they told the judge that they were..

... deadlocked at 11-1. She sent them back but the next day declared a mistrial. It's not clear which way the vote, although the families of the deceased think it was 11-1 for conviction.

This is curious:

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/11/19/judge-declares-mistrial-billy-chemirmir-capital-murder-trial-jury-fails-verdict/

Chemirmir’s attorneys rested their case without calling any witnesses or presenting evidence, and the 48-year-old didn’t testify in his own defense.

They dismissed the evidence against their client as “quantity over quality” and asserted that prosecutors had not proved Chemirmir’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

[4Q2u2]

3. Someone was paid off

Some how, someway they got to one Juror. Wonder how much he made killing off those people.
Did he have a nest egg to "help with his defense"