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An Army appellate court will soon take up a decision by a Germany-based military judge that a unanimous guilty verdict will be required to convict an officer of sexual assault in his court-martial trial.

A jury returned a split verdict, finding him guilty of one count, and not guilty of another.

Deadlocking on three of those charges. each guilty count carrying a maximum of 20 years in prison. i want to discuss now with harry litman, a former u.s. attorney. harry, good to see you. thanks for joining. >> thank you, don. >> this is a mixed verdict. she is convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and three counts of wire fraud against specific investors. but youre saying its ess essentially as severe as if she had got convicted on everything. how is that? >> thats basically...

Fraud conspiracy trial of elizabeth holmes. the former ceo and founder of theranos. finding her guilty on four out of 11 federal charges. deadlocking on three. each guilty count carrying a maximum of 20 years in prison. discussing now with harry. a former u.s. attorney. good to see you, thanks for joining. this is a mix verdict. she is convicted on all of one count of conspiracy. excuse me, one count of conspiracy. to commit wire fraud. and three counts of wire fraud against specific investors. ...

Deciding whether former ceo and founder of theranos, elizabeth holmes," committed fraud against investors. joining me now is cnn senior legal analyst elie honig. hi there, elie. lets start with the maxwell trial. we know jurors have asked several trials and asked testimony from victims and other key witnesses, including the four women who make up the core of this trial. what does that tell you about how the deliberations are going? >> well, it tells me the jury is being really careful and meti...

Whether its felony murder or malice murder. >> thats exactly right. whether its felony murder or malice murder, the penalties are going to be almost exactly the same. but your point about a split verdict is an excellent one. in my experience as a federal prosecutor, juries try really hard to sort through the facts and apportion liability in a fair and thoughtful way. they dont always get it right. its not it always thoughtful. but here i think it is. let me explain that. so son pulled the trigge...

Major pharmacies tel nbc news demand has been high for weeks. >> the rapid tests are not the gold standard, theyre not perfect, but theyre a good layer to add to the other measures youre doing to try to keep people safe. >> reporter: tonight for dr. bell and families nationwide, moving from virtual to personal, a way to safely gather just in time for the holidays. miguel almaguer, nbc news the high-profile civil trial over violence at the 2017 unite the right rally in charlottesville, virginia...

Tiki torches and chanted things like "jews will not replace us." on the second day a man plowed his car into a group of counterprotesters, killing 32-year-old heather heyer. today a jury concluded that nine counterprotesters are entitled to financial compensation from those very same white supremacists. substantial compensation, awarding them more than $25 million in damages. the jury failed to reach a decision on two claims about whether the defendants had engaged in a race-based violent conspi...

The defendants had raged in a race based violence conspiracy. which is illegal under a federal law known as the ku klux klan act. , amy spitalnick, its a director of the organization that reprimanded the plaintiffs and she defends and represents. >> amy first i get your reaction to what was sort of a split verdict although all of the claims that were found were found in the plaintiffs favor, what was your reaction to that? >> look, at the end of the day this is an overwhelming victory for our pl...

Justification. the defense may also appeal base ed on the evidence that the judge didnt let the jury see pertaining to mr. arberys minor criminal justice involvement and his mental health rorlds. the defense will argue those were relevant and should have been presented. but bottom line is, in most cases, when people appeal criminal convictions, they lose. this was a well-fought battle by the prosecution. >> there are also next steps here. theres the federal hate crimes case thats coming up. i wo...