Jurors split in Hudson case May 11, 2012 -- Updated 1951 GMT (0351 HKT) "We are trying," the jurors say in a note to the judge Balfour has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder Chicago (CNN) -- Jurors in the case against William Balfour, Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law, sent the judge a note Friday saying they were split. "We are trying," said the note. Balfour pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder, home invasion, residential burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle related to the 2008 slayings of the entertainer's mother, brother and nephew. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.