Hung jury in Archer trial on sex charges
by Tom Nadeau
A Yuba County jury declared itself hung, 7-5, Tuesday in the alleged child molestation case against Earnest Rex Archer, news reports indicated.
The bare majority favored a guilty verdict, the jury foreperson told Yuba County Superior Court Judge Julia Scrogin. Scrogin declared a mistrial.
The jury of 10 women and two men debated behind closed doors for four days. That was longer than the trial itself lasted, the Appeal-Democrat newspaper reported.
A former reserve deputy with the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department and narrowly unsuccessful candidate for Yuba County supervisor, Archer faced seven criminal charges altogether. The jury split different ways on the various charges, but the vote reportedly ran 7-5 on the most serious charges.
Archer is accused of molesting two foster children -- minor girls aged 11 and 10 – who lived in his Linda home.Notable Trials
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