Man accused in Samantha Woll case cannot be tried again for murder, court rules
Murder and home invasion charges against Michael Jackson-Bolanos have been dismissed in the murder of Samantha Woll. However, he was sentenced for lying to police.
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Murder and home invasion charges against Michael Jackson-Bolanos have been dismissed in the murder of Samantha Woll. However, he was sentenced for lying to police.
The defense filed a motion to dismiss the case against their client after the jury was deadlocked on charges.
A jury has acquitted Michael Jackson-Bolanos of first-degree murder in the death of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll, but was deadlocked on charges of felony murder and home invasion.
On Tuesday, Judge Margaret Van Houten gave the jury until the end of Thursday to reach a unanimous decision.
The jury remains deadlocked on at least one charge, but it is unclear which charge and how many jurors are split.
The jury remains deadlocked after three full days of deliberating.
Jurors are deadlocked on Friday during deliberations in the murder trial of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll.
Closing arguments were delivered and the jury began deliberations Wednesday in the murder trial of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll.
With both sides now resting, closing arguments begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Michael Jackson-Bolanos is charged in connection to stabbing Woll to death at her home in Detroit in October 2023.
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The trial of Michael Jackson-Bolanos, accused of murdering Samantha Woll, a Jewish community leader in Detroit, is underway with a jury seated and opening statements presented on Tuesday.
Jury selection in the trial of Michael Jackson-Bolanos, the man charged in the 2023 stabbing death of synagogue president Samantha Woll, began Monday morning in Detroit.
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