52 Days for a Mistrial

Mistrial declared in Alvarado kickback trial | SDUT | 4.4.06

SAN DIEGO—A mistrial was declared today in the federal illegal-kickback trial of Alvarado Hospital, its former chief executive and the hospital’s parent company when a San Diego jury could not reach a unanimous decision after deliberating since November.…

The mistrial in the complicated case comes after unusually long deliberations. A juror was replaced in December when a court employee reported then that he overheard him discussing the case with a fellow passenger on a commuter train. While jurors already had spent 17 days in deliberations, they were required to begin anew with the alternate juror.

After 35 additional days in the jury room, one juror sent a note…the note expressed “frustrations[.]“

See also:

• delicious :: 3.9.06
• delicious :: 3.7.06
• Tenet in the Dock
• Dismissive Fraud
• Relocation Plea Bargain
• Relocation Kickback
• Tenet Can’t Stay Off of Page A1