However, the jurors explained it differently.

Outside the courthouse, a group of them said deliberations were lengthy because of volumes of evidence and papers they had to review.

They received the case around noon Tuesday and deliberated until 10 p.m. They returned to court at 9 a.m. yesterday, were fed lunch again, then delivered a verdict three hours later.

They said there were no real disagreements during the process. Rather, they split the charges as guilty and not guilty because of differences they found in the medical records while reviewing them.

They determined Mangino had spent time at the clinic before he caught on to what was going on, they said.

“You can only guess, but the names on the (guilty) files were five of the six (patients) whom the defendant admitted to investigators did not medically need the narcotics,” commented Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Baxter, who prosecuted the case.

He credited senior supervisory agent Greg Smith for his thorough investigation.

“I’m certainly pleased with the verdict,” Baxter said. “These three fellows turned this town upside down with their irresponsible manner in which they were prescribing narcotics.”