Mar 13, 2008 8:44 pm US/Eastern
No Verdict Reached In Nixzmary Brown Case
Second Day Of Deliberations Set For Friday
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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Prosecutors say Cesar Rodriguez tortured his 7-year-old stepdaughter Nixzmary Brown to death.
AP
Jurors have concluded their first day of deliberations without a verdict at the trial of the stepfather accused of torturing and killing 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown.
The jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn. It resumes on Friday.
Prosecutors say Cesar Rodriguez killed his stepdaughter in January 2006 after catching her stealing yogurt. They say he tried to shift the blame to the starving child's mother.
A defense lawyer has cast the defendant as an overwhelmed family man who punished the unruly girl with beatings. The lawyer has blamed the girl's mother for the killing.
Rodriguez has pleaded not guilty to murder. The mother also has pleaded not guilty and faces a separate trial.
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