By Associated Press
Tuscaloosa, AL – A jury deliberating in the trial of Tuscaloosa physician Phillip Bobo failed to reach a verdict again Monday. The jury will return Tuesday morning to resume considering charges accusing Bobo of trying to pay off a competitor for a state Medicaid contract.
At midafternoon, the jury presented a written question to the judge. It asked: ''Can the jury find the defendant guilty or not guilty on some counts, and not be unanimously decided on other counts?''
U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn said yes.
Blackburn asked the jury whether the question meant the jury had reached a verdict on some counts. The jury foreman said no.
The jury deliberated Thursday and Friday, took a weekend break and then resumed this morning.
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