A judge will mull whether an Arizona border rancher can face a new murder trial after dismissal

Published June 3, 2024 4:36 PM

By ANITA SNOW
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — The judge overseeing the case of an Arizona rancher who was unsuccessfully tried in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property says he will consider whether to leave open the possibility of a new trial later. Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink said Monday he would issue a decision later. It was unclear when he will decide. The prosecution asked that the case be dismissed but that the possibility of a new trial be left open in case new witnesses emerge. Fink declared a mistrial on April 22 after jurors failed to agree on a verdict.

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