Jury takes only 18 minutes for a not guilty verdict

The Culpeper Courthouse was a buzz this week with the re-trial of local business owner William Huck. Huck was arrested last April and charged with misdemeanor sexual battery from a February incident in Culpeper and was sentenced to six months in jail. The case was appealed, and a jury trial this time.

After the testimony had concluded and the jury had received the judge’s written instructions on the law, known as the charge, the jury proceeded to deliberate in secret. The jurors discussed and unanimously decided on the defendant’s guilt or innocence; in this case, the not-guilty verdict only took 18 minutes.

William shares the experience with our publisher Mike McCool in this exclusive Royal Examiner video.