The following is a press release issued by the Mendocino County District Attorney:
A Mendocino County Superior Court jury returned from its deliberations on Friday only to have the foreperson announce that the twelve jurors could not come to agreement on verdicts on either of the DUI charges brought against the trial defendant. As the jury was hung, the trial judge declared a mistrial.
Defendant Michael Patrick Pimental, age 27 of Sacramento, remains charged with driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol .08 or greater, both counts charged as misdemeanors.
After the jurors were thanked and excused, the trial court continued the defendant’s case to June 25th for any possible disposition the case or for setting the matter for a retrial in front of a new jury.
The law enforcement agencies that made observations, gathered evidence, and provided expert testimony at trial were the Ukiah Police Department, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, and the Department of Justice crime laboratory.
The prosecutor who presented the People’s evidence to the jury was Deputy District Attorney Kassandra Long.
Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Carly Dolan presided over the five-day trial.
