District Attorney Says Herman Thomas Case Is Not Over

Alabama Mobile  BREAKING NEWS Three jurors in the Herman Thomas sex abuse trial told District Attorney John Tyson there was not a unanimous vote on the verdict.
by Jessica Taloney
Published: Tue, October 27, 2009 - 11:05 am CST Last Updated: Tue, October 27, 2009 - 5:44 pm CST
MOBILE, Alabama - 6:15 p.m.
District Attorney John Tyson, Jr. says he plans to file motions in the case, as early as tomorrow morning.

Tyson made the announcement after meeting with three jurors who say the verdict the judge read was not the one they agreed to.

12:05 p.m.
Three jurors in the sex abuse trial involving a former circuit court judge are disputing the verdict.

Herman Thomas, 48, was found not guilty Monday on 21 charges of sex abuse, sodomy and assault, but at least three jurors have contacted District Attorney John Tyson saying that was not their verdict.

The jurors say the vote was not unanimous.

One juror, who insists he voted guilty on all but two charges, says he was "shocked" when the verdict was read aloud. "We were railroaded," said the juror, who declined to comment any further until after he meets with the district attorney this afternoon.

According to the verdict read Monday afternoon by Special Judge Claud Neilson, the jury found Thomas not guilty on five counts of sex abuse, one count of sodomy and one count of 2nd degree assault. Jurors left the remaining 14 charges undecided. Jurors were then dismissed from the courtroom as Neilson ruled in favor of a defense motion to acquit Thomas on the remaining counts.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Nicki Patterson declined to comment, but confirmed a meeting is scheduled with the jurors.


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Why hasn’t someone tried to inteview Herman? Is he off limits. Or how about a real judge? Surely someone out there knows the prosedure in a case where the verdict was announced wrong.

SO corrupt.  This case needs to be moved out of Mobile.

The thirst to obtain the desired verdict is not the system we live in and under. When you have presented the best possible case, and the verdict tilts the other way, accept the will of the 12. Let me gather my balance here, but I think the three jurors stated they were deadlocked? If memory serves me well, the jury would have been required to find him guilty on all 21 counts for a conviction? Deadlock equates to what? A new trial or a not guilty verdict?? Sometimes we must learn to respect the fact that some cases are too complicated and full of suspicious activitites and witnesses who would sell Jesus if they could obtain freedom. Let’s seal this case and move on to the next matter at hand. You have him off the bench, and you have basically bank-rupt him. He has to re-build his life, and reality is, he knows the truth. If this is the truth, bless him; if not, God granted mercy for a reason. God allows things to happen for a specific reason in the lives of believers-and he is a believer.

mr clarke and mr deen did a great job during the trial, they got judge thomas through the tral portion of this and he emerged with a not guilty verdict. he is through with the trial part. next comes the appeals, and herman wont have to appear before a jury there, if he even has to appear at all. some of the best and sharpest legal minds from the country will come together to represent him in front of the supreme sourt of alabama, and whomever tyson cobbles together to represent him up there will be laughed out for even pursuing the action. there wont be a consesnsus there to overturn the verdict either. and his relentless pursuit is really going to tick off the psrt of the community that supports judge thomas, support tyson really needs as a candidate and as d.a. a loose loose, john let it go. the jury spoke. that bingo parlor in saraland ought to keep you busy for a while leave herman alone.

the verdict has already been rendered, dont look for anyting but a lot of noise as tyson spins his wheels over the next week or so. we never did hear what happened to guiardini did we? there wasnt enough for the feds to take it, and tyson only reluctantly took it after the feds dropped it. If tyson even files an appeal of the verdict, it doesnt look like he has grounds. he ay use the power of his office to go after the jurors individually but herman is done as far as the accusations go. if tyson evens files an action against him he;s likely to get spanked by the bar.

We had a jury deadlocked in Baldwin County twice and a mistrial was declared.  These jurors in the Thomas case were deadlocked. A mistrial and a change in venue would result in a better chance of justice. Stay tuned for the next episode!!!!

Fever,

The jury was not polled in this case. In fact, they were dismissed before the judge ruled Thomas was not guilty on the remaining 14 charges.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought each member of a jury is polled following the reading of the verdict to make sure that this is indeed their decision.

I think Tyson could care less about Thomas running for DA.. He is trying to do the right thing.. period… this Judge highjacked this verdict…


Who is running against Sue Bell this little light of mine.. that is who I will vote for…... she is the one who sent this judge to Mobile to hear this case.. Fellow democrat ... what a travesty of justice…..

I think now John Tyson has figured out that Judge Thomas is going to run for DA.

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