Byline: Shirley Armstrong Staff writer
A $5 million civil action against six Albany police officers was declared a mistrial in U.S. District Court late Monday after the jury reported itself deadlocked three times, court officials reported.
Shortly after 10 p.m., Judge Con G. Cholakis called the jury back and asked if they'd made any progress in considering the case of an Arbor Hill couple who accused police of false arrest, use of unreasonable force and violation of their civil rights.
The jury reported it had not, prompting Lanny Walter, attorney for for the plaintiffs, to move for a mistrial, a request joined by Assistant Corporation Counsel John Shea. No date has been set for …
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