Spector's lawyers, who touted his appearance in opening statements, still plan to call Lee as their star forensic witness, even though prosecutors will be able to present the same evidence that convinced Fidler of misconduct to the jury weighing the murder charge against Spector.

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Later the charge was dropped completely against Bano and the Crown asked the jury to find Younas guilty of a reduced charge.

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At a trial earlier this year, the Preddies were cleared of murder and assault with intent to rob, but the jury failed to reach a verdict on the manslaughter charge.

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But District Attorney Bobby Bland said the grand jury found no evidence to charge the Shattos.

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Even without a law degree, Pellicano seemed to realize that getting the jury to acquit him of the conspiracy charge was important.

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Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Corey as a special investigator, after which she said that her office could charge Zimmerman, clear him or send the case to the grand jury.

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But as to the misstatements to the staff that might be repeated in the grand jury or even to the public, independent counsel's referral continues to divide the charge from what the statement was about.

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The jury returned a not proven verdict to a charge of assault on his ex-girlfriend, Zoe Francis, on the same date.

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Martin Glink, an attorney for the Savio family, said relatives were glad the grand jury felt there was enough evidence to charge Peterson.

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This issue may become important to a jury, given the seeming conflict between a charge of invasion of privacy and a charge of bias intimidation, both charges that Ravi faces.

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Turns out that the murder charges were due to a clerical error, and that the grand jury had in fact "made a substantial decision" not to charge Long with murder.

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