61. Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor, said federal charges would be inappropriate, since the state trial was clearly fair. 62. He still faces a state trial and could get the death penalty if convicted of killing three Yosemite sightseers. 63. He is later acquitted in a state Senate trial. 64. If the federal government tried Kopp first, a state trial would be considered double jeopardy. 65. In the state trial, the officers argued they fired in self defense, believing that Diallo was about to pull a weapon on them. 66. Lewis County Prosecutor Joseph Wagoner could not be reached for comment on when the state trial might be held. 67. Livoti was first tried in a non-jury state trial for criminally negligent homicide. 68. No date has been set for the state trial. 69. Nosair was acquitted of murder in the state trial but was convicted of related weapons charges. 70. Reporters covering the upcoming state trial of convicted Yosemite Park killer Cary Stayner are being required to undergo fingerprint checks by authorities concerned about security. |
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