: The jury has told the judge they have reached a verdict on four of the counts but are unable to reach a consensus on the racketeering charge.The note said they have jurors with "unpersuadable views."
Attorneys for the prosecution and the defense have told the judge they would like the jury to continue deliberating on count one, the racketeering charge.
Agnifilo told the judge that the jury has been deliberating only a short time and should continue. Comey also told the court that the prosecution will put together an Allen charge, instructions that urge a jury to keep working in order to avoid a hung jury.
Subramanian asked for both sides to send proposed instructions and send it to his chambers so he can take it from there.
The government prosecutors and defense team both say they want jurors to keep deliberating on the remaining charge.
The judge would read jurors an Allen charge, which is also informally called a "dynamite charge," telling the jury to keep talking to find a way to agree to a verdict.
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