Judge declares mistrial in case of Nevada rancher's standoff with federal government
by David Montero, Los Angeles Times
Dec 21, 2017
4 minutes
LAS VEGAS - A federal judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case involving Cliven Bundy and two of his sons after she found that prosecutors "willfully" failed to turn over evidence related to an armed standoff three years ago.
U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro pointed to several violations of the Brady rule - which requires prosecutors to disclose evidence that could be favorable to a defendant. She then called in jurors and dismissed them.
"It was not possible to go forward with the case," Navarro told the jurors.
The ruling marked yet another setback for
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