Porter County prosecutors taking second shot this week at rape, incest trial
Prosecutors and defense agreed to last month's mistrial after learning that a piece of evidence had mistakenly been presented to jurors, according to the court.
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Prosecutors and defense agreed to last month's mistrial after learning that a piece of evidence had mistakenly been presented to jurors, according to the court.
"It is unfortunate, but we do plan to retry the case," Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann said.
VALPARAISO — Prosecutors and defense agreed to Thursday's mistrial in a rape and incest case after learning that a piece of evidence had mistakenly been presented to jurors, according to
After three days of deliberations, a jury found the man guilty of two felony counts and cleared him of a third.
"Once we found out, the court brought him here to face our charges," Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann said.