from orlandosentinel.com:
"A Seminole judge declared a mistrial early Saturday in the case of a man who is charged with killing his girlfriend's son.
A jury deliberated for seven hours Friday night and Saturday morning until reporting about 3 a.m. that they were deadlocked in the case of Jason Lenz, who had been charged with felony murder and aggravated child abuse. Circuit judge Debra S. Nelson declared a mistrial.
Defense attorney Richard Hornsby argued that the death of Anthony Jesy "A.J." Cabral, 2, was an accident. Lenz told Seminole deputies that he was carrying Anthony when he tripped and dropped the boy, cracking the boy's skull.
The boy's mother, Elma "Tracey" Goldrine, was at work when the boy was injured. She did not check on the boy when she returned home. She found him dead in his crib between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. the next morning, Jan. 25.
Lenz, 35, is to be tried again as early as next month. He faces a lifetime sentence in prison."
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