Jury Struggling in Miami Terror Case

Jury Struggling in Miami Terror Case
Published: 12/6/07, 6:46 PM EDT
By CURT ANDERSON

MIAMI (AP) - Jurors have not agreed to a single verdict after four days of deliberations in the trial of seven men accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices, a defense lawyer said Thursday.

The jury sent a note to the judge Thursday that was not made public, but Gregory Prebish, attorney for defendant Burson Augustin, said it indicated the panel was possibly deadlocked.

"It's clear that the jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict for any one of the defendants on any of the counts," said Prebish, who was designated by other defense attorneys as their spokesman in court.

Each defendant faces four terror-related conspiracy charges.

Prosecutors and the defense agreed that the 12 jurors should be instructed to keep trying, and U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard did so. Lenard refused to release a copy of the jury note.

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