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The jury split 7-5 in favor of guilty and was unable to come to unanimous agreement after more than three days of deliberations.

Jurors began deliberations Friday in the trial against the SLO County woman accused of murdering a man when she sold him the fentanyl that killed him.

The man who performed the autopsy on Quinn Hall ruled the death “accidental,” he testified.

The woman charged with murder for selling him the drug was also in a romantic relationship with him, the detective confirmed.

“In 10 minutes, they transacted. That’s all it took,” a prosecutor said in his opening statements. “No knife, no gun. It’s fentanyl.”

Attorney James Murphy said it will take a couple of months to move forward with a civil case if that is what the Smart family decides.

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Wednesday found a Paso Robles man guilty of 16 felonies and 36 misdemeanors for sexually abusing four

The trial for a Paso Robles man charged with dozens of child sex crimes is now underway.

Trial of alleged Paso Robles pedophile starts Tuesday May 23, 2021 By KAREN VELIE The trial of a  Paso Robles man who allegedly molested or secretly recorded numerous people, including toddlers, is scheduled to start on Tuesday. The trial was set to start two years ago, but Jason Robert Porter ousted his public defender and opted to represent himself at trial, which delayed the trial as Porter filed multiple motions. The parent’s of several alleged victims then voiced concerns about the im...