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The jury is hung. The judge declared a mistrial. The prosecution can try again, but it isn’t required.
We could leave it there. As one famous Texan said, it might be the prudent thing to do. But what fun would that be?
We’ve been covering the United
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BULLETIN — The United States v. Paul Kruse trial in Austin, Texas ended Monday in a mistrial.
The jury apparently split 10-to-2 with the majority wanting to acquit the 67-year-old retired president of Blue Bell Creameries, based in Brenham, Texas. He was tried on federal felony counts of conspiracy and
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The United States v Paul Kruse trial in Austin, TX, has adjourned for the weekend. It will continue at 8:30 a.m. Monday, when presumably the jury will resume deliberations.
The jury consists of 12 men and four women, including four alternates. Its task is to decide the guilt or innocence
Continue Reading In Austin, Texas, the trial of the retired Blue Bell president adjourns for the weekend
Federal Judge Robert Pitman Friday sequestered the jury deliberating for a third day over charges against the retired president of Blue Bell ice cream.
Pitman “ordered that the jury be sequestered during their deliberations from when they report to the jury room until released from the jury room each day
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After just five days of trial testimony, the United States v Paul Kruse is now in the hands of a Texas jury.
Trial testimony in the federal court of the Western District Court in Austin, TX, moved much faster than predicted before the trial began with jury selection on Aug.
Continue Reading Jury deliberates over charges against Paul Kruse in Blue Bell criminal case
The jury continues to hear witnesses at the trial of retired Blue Bell president Paul Kruse while behind-the-scenes work continues on the instructions they’ll get before deliberations.
Jury instructions continue to be a work-in-progress as the defense and prosecution teams propose “supplemental” instructions to trial Judge Robert Pitman. When the
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AUSTIN — The timeline played the starring role during the opening arguments at the jury trial of the United States v Paul Kruse.
Department of Justice attorney Matthew Lash for the prosecution and Houston defense attorney Chris Flood opened the trial. Taken together, they suggested that a food company, during
Continue Reading Jury trial begins in fraud and conspiracy trial involving Blue Bell, an iconic Texas brand
AUSTIN — It was a long but primarily quiet Monday as a 12-man, four-woman jury was selected to hear the United States v. Paul Krause.
Kruse is the retired president of Blue Bell Creameries who, as an individual, faces federal felony conspiracy and fraud charges over how he handled Blue
Continue Reading Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today