CLEARFIELD – A jury deliberated for approximately two hours Wednesday before finding Brian Lee Schaffer, 44, of Luthersburg not guilty of the most serious charges in relation to the January of 2015 death of a DuBois woman.
Schaffer was found not guilty of both first- and third-degree murder and aiding/causing suicide. He was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver.
Members of the jury entered into deliberations shortly before 12 p.m. and rendered their verdict shortly before 2 p.m. During their deliberations, jurors reconvened in the courtroom with questions for the judge at 12:28 p.m. and 1:05 p.m., respectively.
Jurors first asked to hear the definitions for both involuntary manslaughter and aiding/causing suicide. When asked, jurors indicated they wanted the definition and not the longer explanation with the elements of the crimes.
The second time jurors reconvened, they asked to hear the longer explanation for aiding/causing suicide, which included the individual elements of the crime.
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