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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Judge sets date for retrial of former officer in videotaped arrest
Wednesday August 13, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) A judge set a new trial date of Oct. 22 for
the former police officer who was videotaped slamming a handcuffed
teenager onto a car.
Prosecutors requested the retrial last month, a day after a
mistrial was declared when jurors deadlocked 7-5 in favor of
convicting former Inglewood officer Jeremy Morse.
``There is no reason to wait. The evidence is there. The
witnesses are ready,'' Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve
Cooley said at the time.
Morse is charged with assault under color of authority.
A pretrial hearing was scheduled for Sept. 19.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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