Judge Mott, pictured, deliberated in the Cal Harris murder trial on Thursday for six hours, at the Courthouse in Schoharie County.
Judge Richard Mott began deliberating in the fourth murder trial for Calvin Harris on Thursday. Judge Mott arrived at approximately 10:30 on Thursday, and went directly into chambers to begin his deliberations.
By 4:30 p.m., the clerk came out into the courtroom to tell the attorneys, the prosecutors, and everyone else gathered in the courtroom that there wouldn’t be a verdict that day, and that the judge will resume deliberations on Friday.
The prosecutor in the Cal Harris trial, Tioga County District Attorney Kirk Martin, right, grabs a coffee with State Police Investigator Allen Ferrara as he waits on the judge to render a verdict. (Photos by Wendy Post)
The jury in the third trial held in 2015 deliberated for 11 days, and reported they were deadlocked three times. For a bench trial, the time period to reach a verdict is expected to be much less than 11 days, but no one can be sure how long it will take.
Calvin Harris of Spencer, N.Y. is charged with second–degree murder for the disappearance of his wife, Michele, in September of 2001. Neither her body, nor a murder weapon has ever been found.
