Michael Slager, the officer who faced murder and manslaughter
charges for shooting an unarmed black man in the back, will face a
re-trial after the jury deadlocked over his case on Monday — and experts
say there's still a strong case against him.
While eleven jurors backed convicting an officer
for the shooting at one point, according to a note written by one of
the jurors, a holdout juror said he felt he could not vote to convict
the officer in "good conscience."
Prosecutors swiftly announced they would re-try the case, which is a legal option after any jury deadlocks.
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Source: NBC News
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