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- GRAPEVINE, Page 11Rethinking the Retrial?
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- By SOPHFRONIA SCOTT GREGORY
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- The Iran-Contra trial of the CIA's Clair George ended in
- a hung jury last month, but independent counsel LAWRENCE WALSH
- was on the case, immediately requesting a retrial; one was set
- for Oct. 19. Now it seems Walsh is having second thoughts about
- that decision. Reportedly shocked over his failure to get a
- majority of the jury to convict on even one of the nine counts
- George is charged with, Walsh is consulting top legal eagles on
- whether to proceed. He's already feeling the heat from George
- supporters attacking the idea of another wasteful
- million-dollar trial. Besides, a second unsuccessful trial could
- undercut his last major effort, the trial of former Defense
- Secretary Caspar Weinberger, which begins Jan. 5.
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