9 & 10 News Federal Judge Says Former Rep. Larry Inman Cannot Be Retried; Case Dismissed "That’s the way it should have turned out. Larry is an innocent man." - Inman Attorney Christopher Cooke April 20, 2021 A former Michigan lawmaker will not be retried on charges of extortion and bribery. That’s the decision of a federal court judge, who is ruling in the case of former State Representative Larry Inman. That ruling came down late Monday. Inman’s attorney Christopher Cooke says, “He was ecstatic, we’re both ecstatic. That’s the way it should have turned out way back when we started down this road.”