Jurors deliberated for eight days and were split 11 to 1, with just one juror believing Ferguson was not guilty, leading to a mistrial

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.

The case of a Southern California judge charged with murder in his wife's fatal shooting has ended in a mistrial.

The murder trial of an Orange County judge who pulled a pistol from his ankle holster and fatally shot his wife during an argument at their Anaheim Hills home ended in a mistrial Monday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict despite more than 40 hours of deliberations, setting the stage for an expected retrial.

A mistrial was declared in Judge Jeffrey Ferguson’s murder case after jurors deadlocked 11-1. Prosecutors may retry the case. Learn the latest updates.

Prosecutors allege that an inebriated Ferguson — angered at his wife, Sheryl, mocking him — pulled out a Glock .40-caliber pistol he always carried in an ankle holster and intentionally shot her while the couple and their adult son were watching the television show “Breaking Bad” at their Anaheim Hills home.

Jeffrey Ferguson had been drinking and arguing with wife Sheryl on the night of her death, both the defense and prosecutors acknowledge.

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.

A mistrial has been declared as jurors could not reach a verdict in the murder trial of Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson.