The jury is still deliberating in Priscilla Slade's trial. Something tells me that the jury is leaning toward her guilt.
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Jurors began a third full day of deliberations Thursday in the Houston trial of Texas Southern University’s former president who’s accused of misspending school funds to decorate her homes.
Jurors continue deliberating after telling a judge the day before that they were deadlocked in deciding Priscilla Slade’s fate. Her attorney’s request for a mistrial after the jury said it was deadlocked was denied.
Prosecutors say Slade misspent more than half a million dollars of TSU funds. Her attorneys say all her purchases were legitimate and done to improve the school’s status. If convicted, she faces up to life in prison.
In a note to state District Judge Brock Thomas Wednesday, the 12-member jury in the trial of Priscilla Slade said they were deadlocked by an 8-4 vote early in the afternoon. The note did not indicate if the jury was in favor of conviction or acquittal. Jurors did say they wanted advice from the court on how to continue.
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