Jury 'highly unlikely' to reach verdict
2013-02-20 22:25
London - A British jury has been dismissed after failing
to reach a verdict in the trial of Vicky Pryce, the ex-wife of a former UK
cabinet minister who resigned after lying for years about a speeding ticket.
Pryce had pleaded not guilty to the charge of obstruction
of justice for taking the fall for a speeding penalty for her then-husband,
Chris Huhne, in 2003.
She claims she was coerced by her husband into taking the
license points for his speeding offense.
Huhne pleaded guilty to that same charge earlier this
month.
The case has shattered his political career.
The jury in Pryce's trial was discharged on Wednesday at
London's Southwark Crown Court after telling the judge it was "highly
unlikely" they could reach even a majority verdict.
- AP
