Thursday, March 29, 2012
The jury could not reach a verdict in the case of Wael Ali, accused in the killing of his twin brother, Wasel.
Judge Richard Bernhardt Thursday declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Wael Ali, 23, accused of killing his twin brother, Wasel, whose decomposing body was found in August 2007 on a secluded pathway behind Green Meadow Drive in Columbia. A medical examiner said Wasel died of asphyxiation. The jury passed a note to the judge around 5:40 p.m. after deliberating for 20 hours. The note said that jurors had reviewed and discussed all the evidence in the case and had not reached a verdict. "The jury is deadlocked," the note said. Before declaring the mistrial, Bernhardt said, "There is no indication to me that they have done anything but work very hard. Asking them to continue will not change the result." Ali's family reacted with tears. …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The jury has been unable to reach a consensus on a verdict in the twin murder trial, court officials say.
UPDATE 7:00 p.m. - The jury recessed for the second straight day on Wednesday around 5 p.m. They are scheduled to reconvene at Howard County Circuit Court at 9 a.m. Thursday to continue deliberations. Original Story 1:42 p.m. The jury deliberating whether Wael Ali was the killer of his twin brother, Wasel, is at an impasse, according to Wayne Kirwan, a spokesman for the state’s attorney’s office. Kirwan said jurors handed a note to Judge Richard S. Bernhardt at 11:10 a.m. notifying him that they were unable to make a decision. “There’s no change since the jury left last night,” said Kirwan, quoting the jury’s note. “We don’t believe we can get beyond this point.” Bernhardt called the jury back into the courtroom around noon Wednesday and …
The jury in the murder trial of Wael Ali reconvenes Wednesday.
The jury that will decide the fate of Wael Ali, charged with murder in the killing of his twin brother, was set to deliberate Wednesday for a second day. Jurors deliberated more than four hours Tuesday before recessing around 6:15 p.m. They were scheduled to reconvene at Howard County Circuit Court at 9 a.m. to continue deliberations, according to Wayne Kirwan, a spokesperson for the state's attorney's office. Ali is charged with killing his twin brother, Wasel Ali, in Columbia in August of 2007. Wasel's decomposing body was found on a secluded pathway behind Green Meadow Drive in Columbia. A medical examiner said Wasel died of asphyxiation. On Tuesday, attorneys delivered closing arguments. The prosecution said Ali was guilty of first-…
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Wael Ali is either a vindictive killer who strangled his twin or an innocent victim, depending on which legal counsel you believe.
UPDATE 6:20 p.m. - After deliberating for over four hours, the jury recessed around 6:15 p.m. It will reconvene Wednesday at 9 a.m. to continue deliberations, according to Wayne Kirwan, a spokesman for the state's attorney's office. Original Story In a stark white courtroom, crowded with about 50 people, attorneys presented their cases in closing arguments of the State vs. Wael Ali. Ali sat stone-faced in the defendant’s chair. Behind him a group of his friends and families gathered in support. “The wrath of brothers is fierce and devilish,” declared James Dietrich, the senior state’s attorney, at the start of his closing arguments Tuesday. Dietrich systematically attempted to show the jury that Wael was the only person who could have …
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9:33 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012
Yes, its a mistrial or ONE hung jury. The results came out that Wael was aquited by 11-1. more ›