Story highlights Jury has told judge it is deadlocked again

Senator is on trial for 12 counts of corruption

Newark, New Jersey (CNN) The jury in the corruption trial of New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday it is deadlocked on all charges and is now being interviewed by the judge, one-by-one.

Defense attorney Abbe Lowell has requested the judge formally declare a mistrial. "Sometimes you just have to accept that this is the outcome," he said.

The seven-woman, five-man jury initially told Judge William Walls it was deadlocked Monday after several hours of deliberations. The note Thursday says jurors have reviewed all the evidence "slowly," in great detail and are not willing to change their positions.

"We have each tried to look at this case from different viewpoints but still feel strongly in our positions, nor are we willing to move away from our strong convictions," the jury wrote, according to Lowell.

Prosecutor Peter Koski argued passionately in favor of an additional jury instruction that would encourage jurors to consider a partial verdict. But Walls said he was concerned about going down the "slippery slope of coercion" at this stage.

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