A Manhattan choose on Friday agreed to drop the highest cost towards Daniel Penny within the subway chokehold loss of life of Jordan Neely.
“We transfer to dismiss the highest rely of manslaughter within the second diploma,” Assistant District Legal professional Dafna Yoran instructed the court docket at round 3:30 p.m.
The choose then signed off on the request — which got here after jurors twice mentioned Friday they couldn’t come to a verdict on the manslaughter rap.
The 12-person panel will proceed deliberating Monday on the lesser cost of criminally negligent murder, which Penny, 26, faces within the deadly Might 2023 encounter aboard an uptown F practice.
He has pleaded not responsible.
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