A mistrial has been declared in the case of Southern California Judge Jeffrey Ferguson who was accused of fatally shooting his wife in 2023 after more than a week of deliberations. A Los Angeles Superior Court made the ruling Monday when one of the twelve jurors did not find that Ferguson was guilty of murdering his wife,

A mistrial was declared Monday in the trial against a California Superior Court judge accused of killing his wife after an Orange County jury failed to reach a verdict in the case.

After eight days of deliberations, the jury was split 11 to 1 in favor of convicting Jeffrey Ferguson, who said he fumbled and accidentally fired, killing his wife.