Federal Jury in Memphis Transgender Beating Case Deadlocked
Reported by: Joyce Peterson
Last Update: 4/16 10:26 pm
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MEMPHIS, TN - The jury in the Duanna Johnson jailhouse beat down case is hopelessly deadlocked. On Friday, April 16, 2010, they once again failed to reach a verdict.
And Johnson's family and friends say they know why the jury is reluctant to convict the former Memphis Police officer accused of the attack.
A jury of seven women and five men has been deliberating for three days, and still no verdict, even though the 2008 beating was caught on videotape. That's good news for Bridges McRae, the former Memphis cop on trial right now for violating the civil rights of Johnson, who was a transgender prostitute.