Jury Deadlocked in Sentencing of Franklin over Tillman's Murder
The Douglas County jury charged with coming to a verdict in the Bobby Tillman murder appears to be deadlocked.
The Douglas County jury charged with coming to a verdict in the Bobby Tillman murder appears to be deadlocked, according to cbsatlanta. Tracen Franklin, 20, was found guilty last week of murdering of Bobby Tillman, 18, after a high school party in 2010. Cbsatlanta reports the jury is in a 10-2 deadlock and if they can't reach a verdict, the judge will hand down a sentence. Franklin no longer faces the death penalty, leaving the jury or the judge the choice to give him life in prison or life without parole. Prosecutors would like the judge to tell jurors to reach a verdict but defense attorneys would be satisfied with the judge's sentence, according to cbsatlanta. A Douglas County jury took less than two hours to decide Tracen Franklin was …
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