#Deadlock jury trial#

For the past 3½ years, his life has been turned inside and out,' Luibrand told the Times Union. 'You've got to put yourself in his situation. He technically faces up to 15 years in prison but could face far less time under federal sentencing guidelines when he is sentenced Aug. District Judge Mae D’Agostino on Thursday morning, said Kevin Luibrand, one of Zheng's attorneys.

The scientist was relieved following the verdict, which was delivered before U.S.

#Deadlock jury trial#

citizen considered one of the world’s leading experts in the field of turbine-sealing technology, was facing the potential of more than 10 years in prison if convicted on all charges in the four-week trial in U.S. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) Lori Van BurenĪLBANY – In a split verdict following more than a week of deliberations, a federal jury on Thursday convicted a former General Electric engineer from Niskayuna of conspiring to commit economic espionage, but acquitted him on four other counts and deadlocked on seven other charges in a case that alleged the scientist schemed to steal trade secrets to benefit himself and the Chinese government. A jury, which had one of the longest deliberations in federal court in Albany in recent memory, convicted him of one charge March 31, 2022. Cosby has denied all the charges.Xiaoqing Zheng, a General Electric engineer federal prosecutors accused of stealing turbine technology from the company, is seen leaving in custody after a detention hearing in federal court in Albany on Aug. Most of the alleged incidents occurred too long ago to be prosecuted now.Ĭonstand's complaint is the only one that has come to trial.

More than 50 women claim Cosby sexually assaulted them in incidents dating back to the 1960s, when he emerged as a major comedy star. If found guilty, Cosby could go to prison for the rest of his life. 'It is about as straightforward as you are ever going to see in a sex crimes case.' 'Ladies and gentlemen, he has told you what he has done,' Steele said to the jurors. Steele said no amount of 'fancy lawyering' will save Cosby from his own words. 'Drugging somebody and putting them in a position where you can do what you want with them is not romantic. In it, Cosby admitted getting a prescription to a sedative called Quaaludes back in the 1970s and giving the drug to women he wanted to sleep with.ĭistrict Attorney Kevin Steele told the jury these words prove Cosby knew exactly what he was doing when he allegedly gave pills to Constand, telling her they were herbal relaxants. The prosecution relied heavily on parts of the deposition Cosby gave to police in a 2005 civil suit brought by Constand. This is talking to a lover,' McMonagle said, accusing Constand of trying to use Cosby's name for financial gain. It's not a mistake, It's a stone cold lie,' Brian McMonagle told the jury.Ĭonstand said the calls were just business and that Cosby, as a Temple alumnus, could help the basketball team. They pointed out that she telephoned Cosby more than 50 times after the alleged attack, but told police she had no contact with him. He allegedly gave her pills that paralyzed her and left her unable to resist when he started touching her in his Philadelphia home.Ĭonstand had gone to Cosby's house for dinner and to get advice about her career.Ĭosby's lawyers used their closing arguments to say Constand lied on the witness stand about her relationship with the comic. The 79-year-old Cosby is charged with drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand, a former director of operations of the Temple University women's basketball team. Andrea Constand walks to the courtroom during Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., June 6, 2017.