George Alan Kelly, the Arizona rancher who fatally shot a Mexican man in his ranch in January last year, won't face a retrial on murder charges, a judge determined. The decision follows a deadlocked jury in late April and the decision by the prosecutor's office not to pursue a retrial.
Concretely, Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink said the State "has decided not to retry this case following mistrial because another jury would not convict the defendant based upon the same evidence." "At best, another hung jury would result. More likely, another jury would acquit," Fink added.
