BRIEFLY : LAWYERS SEEK MORE TIME IN GENTRY CASE.Prosecutors said Wednesday they need more time to decide whether to retry re·try tr.v. re·tried , re·try·ing, re·tries To try again. Verb 1. retry - hear or try a court case anew rehear Michael and Kathleen Gentry on criminal charges stemming from the death of the couple's severely disabled daughter. The Gentrys were tried on murder, child abuse and other charges during a six-week trial that ended last week in a mistrial A courtroom trial that has been terminated prior to its normal conclusion. A mistrial has no legal effect and is considered an invalid or nugatory trial. It differs from a "new trial," which recognizes that a trial was completed but was set aside so that the issues could be in Van Nuys. At a court hearing Wednesday, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Kathleen Cady said she was in another trial and needed until Friday to meet with her superiors and decide if the Gentrys should be retried re·tried v. Past tense and past participle of retry. . Defense attorneys agreed to postpone the hearing until Friday, and they expect their clients to face retrial retrial n. a new trial granted upon the motion of the losing party, based on obvious error, bias or newly-discovered evidence. (See: newly-discovered evidence) on some charges. A majority of jurors favored acquittal on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit child abuse. Jurors deadlocked 7-5 in favor of a guilty verdict on child abuse charges. - Daily News |
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