Westar Energy conspiracy against the leaders results in mistrial.
After two months after the testimony and after almost seven days of jury deliberations, a federal judge declares mistrial Monday in the fraud case of two former Westar Energy executives.
Jury stressed that they were desperately in the constitutional process against David Wittig, Westar of the former Chief Executive, and Douglas Lake, former chief strategic officers.
In a note to U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson early Monday afternoon, praised the jury, it was not a unanimous decision on the first 22 among the 40-count indictment.
After the jurors were in the courtroom, the foreman said Robinson took the jury unanimously a decision on taking 23 to 39 But Robinson, in agreement with the prosecutor and defence lawyers that the ” partial judgement “was not acceptable and said, as for all mistrial.
“I say a mistrial and get your oath,” Robinson told the jury.
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