D.A. UNDECIDED ON CARNEY RETRIAL.Byline: Staff and Wire Services LANCASTER - Prosecutors postponed announcing whether they will seek a 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) of former Palmdale Councilman Kevin Carney on charges that he molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. two girls. Deputy District Attorney Rob Dver said prosecutors are still reviewing Carney's first trial, in which a jury acquitted him of molesting two girls but deadlocked 11-1 in favor of not guilty on charges involving two other girls. ``We haven't made a decision,'' Dver said. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Connor, who recently presided over the trial of four Rampart police officers, gave Dver and Deputy District Attorney Steve Katz until Dec. 18 to make a decision on retrying Carney. Carney attorney Milton Grimes Grimes is a surname, that is believed to be of a Scandinavian decent and may refer to
``We are anticipating that the District Attorney's Office will recognize it will be a waste of taxpayers' money to pursue this case,'' Grimes said outside court. ``I think that their case is going to get worse because there's going to be more inconsistencies the next time,'' he said, referring to differences that cropped up during the trial between the girls' initial statements to investigators and their court testimony. Carney, who resigned his Palmdale council seat and retired from the Sheriff's Department after his arrest in January, said after Thursday's hearing that he was eager for the matter to be put to rest. ``We're just looking forward to getting our lives back,'' he told reporters. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what the future holds, but my life's not over yet. And I'm not going to let this ruin my life.'' But he expressed bitterness toward prosecutors, saying his reputation had been ``tarnished'' because of ``false charges and deliberately malicious prosecution An action for damages brought by one against whom a civil suit or criminal proceeding has been unsuccessfully commenced without Probable Cause and for a purpose other than that of bringing the alleged offender to justice. by Mr. (Gil) Garcetti, Mr. Dver and Mr. Katz.'' Carney is free on $500,000 bail. |
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