Jurors have asked for witness testimony read back and a VCR to view evidence but have yet to return to a verdict in the second trial of two men accused of fatally shooting a 22-year-old Pacifica man and attempting to murder his three friends.
Jurors in the trial of Tito Sedeno and John Navarro began deliberating Tuesday, after more than a day of closing arguments by attorneys. The panel has sent out a few notes to the judge and requested read back of testimony by prosecution witnesses but has not yet given any indication of the divisiveness that tore apart the jury in the first trial.
Sedeno, 22, and Navarro, 23, are charged with the murder of Raymond Gardner, attempting to murder the three friend he was with and evading police during a high-speed chase hours after the shooting. On Jan. 12, 2003, Gardner was sleeping in the passenger seat of a friend's car as they and two others in another vehicle drove home from San Jose. On Interstate 380, they tried passing the SUV driven by Sedeno and carrying Navarro and Richard Sedillo. A number of bullets shot from the vehicle, one which passed through the passenger headrest into Gardner. Daly City police arrested the defendants and Sedillo hours later after spotting them at a Denny's restaurant and chasing them into San Francisco. Sedillo was freed after telling authorities the other two were the shooters. During the trial, however, defense attorneys argued Sedillo was actually the culpable party.
The trial is the second attempt to convict Navarro and Sedeno. In April, a five-man, seven woman jury deliberated eight days before announcing it was hopelessly deadlocked. During the proceedings, two jurors reportedly came close to blows and a note was sent to the judge asking to remove one juror for refusing to deliberate.
Jurors continue deliberating this morning.
Navarro and Sedeno remain in custody on no-bail status.
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