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The King County Prosecutor's Office will not seek a retrial in the assault case against Marc and Elizabeth Hokoana, accused in the near-fatal shooting of an anti-fascist protester on the University of Washington campus during a violent demonstration over the appearance of far-right firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos on Inauguration Day 2017.
A jury in King County Superior Court deadlocked in August after a five-week trial and five days of deliberations when the panel split over ideological lines, according to the jury foreman, and the shooting victim refused to testify.
Judge Kristen Richardson declared a mistrial and prosecutors have been weighing their chances on winning a unanimous verdict in a retrial. Whitney Keyes, a spokeswoman for King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg, said Friday the decision was that a retrial likely would yield the same result.
"Our office has carefully reviewed the evidence produced at trial and considered whether a retrial would be likely to produce a different outcome. We believe it unlikely that a retrial would produce a unanimous verdict," Satterberg said in a statement. "In light of that, we have decided to dismiss this case."
Satterberg declined to comment further.
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A jury in King County Superior Court deadlocked in August after a five-week trial and five days of deliberations when the panel split over ideological lines, according to the jury foreman, and the shooting victim refused to testify.
Judge Kristen Richardson declared a mistrial and prosecutors have been weighing their chances on winning a unanimous verdict in a retrial. Whitney Keyes, a spokeswoman for King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg, said Friday the decision was that a retrial likely would yield the same result.
"Our office has carefully reviewed the evidence produced at trial and considered whether a retrial would be likely to produce a different outcome. We believe it unlikely that a retrial would produce a unanimous verdict," Satterberg said in a statement. "In light of that, we have decided to dismiss this case."
Satterberg declined to comment further.
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Prosecutors won’t retry couple accused in shooting of antifa protester on UW campus during Milo Yiannopoulos event
Prosecutors say they will dismiss assault charges against Marc and Elizabeth Hokoana stemming from the Inauguration Day shooting of an anti-fascist protester during protests on the University of Washington campus, concluding that it is unlikely they would be able to...
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