The case of a Southern California judge charged with murder in his wife's fatal shooting has ended in a mistrial.

A mistrial has been declared in the case of Southern California Judge Jeffrey Ferguson who was accused of fatally shooting his wife in 2023 after more than a week of deliberations. A Los Angeles Superior Court made the ruling Monday when one of the twelve jurors did not find that Ferguson was guilty of murdering his wife,

A mistrial was declared Monday in the trial against a California Superior Court judge accused of killing his wife after an Orange County jury failed to reach a verdict in the case.

After eight days of deliberations, the jury was split 11 to 1 in favor of convicting Jeffrey Ferguson, who said he fumbled and accidentally fired, killing his wife.

The murder trial of an Orange County judge who pulled a pistol from his ankle holster and fatally shot his wife during an argument at their Anaheim Hills home ended in a mistrial Monday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict despite more than 40 hours of deliberations, setting the stage for an expected retrial.

A mistrial was declared in Judge Jeffrey Ferguson’s murder case after jurors deadlocked 11-1. Prosecutors may retry the case. Learn the latest updates.

Jeffrey Ferguson had been drinking and arguing with wife Sheryl on the night of her death, both the defense and prosecutors acknowledge.

A judge has declared a mistrial after a jury came back with a split decision in the case against an Orange County judge accused of shooting and killing his wife following an argument in 2023.