"He was very shrewd," said Ray Brooks, another juror who favored conviction.

In returning its verdicts Tuesday, the jury also deadlocked on charges against three other defendants, favoring conviction by 8 to 4.

What about the 30 percent of the electorate who favor conviction?

The jury at Mr. Miller's first trial deadlocked, with a majority favoring conviction.

All 10 other jurors favored conviction, according to 5 jurors who spoke with reporters after the mistrial.

That same debate erupted into shouting matches inside the jury room over four days of deliberations, said four jurors who favored conviction and one of the holdouts.

"There was one juror who from the day we walked in the courtroom had his mind made up," said a juror who favored conviction and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Other jurors who favored conviction said they did not know why he carried out the attack, but said they believed the evidence showed he was legally sane at the time.

The holdout said that jurors favoring conviction assumed the absence of Mr. Goldstein's family meant they supported his conviction.

A first jury deadlocked, with a majority favoring conviction.