Overview

• On July 9, the jury found Raul Valle not guilty of murder, manslaughter, two counts of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault in the fatal 2022 stabbing of 17-year-old James McGrath.
• Jurors deadlocked on reckless first-degree manslaughter and reckless assault charges after nearly three days of deliberations, prompting Judge Shari Murphy to declare a mistrial on those counts.
• Prosecutors announced plans to refile the unresolved counts, including reckless manslaughter in McGrath’s death and reckless assault against the three surviving victims.
• Valle, who rejected a 40-year plea and was tried as an adult, testified he intervened to defend a friend, while the state asserted the evidence showed intent to kill.
• Two partygoers granted immunity testified they supplied Valle with the knife, and the jury also heard from police investigators, medical experts and party attendees.