Judge Unbelievably Refuses to Grant a Retrial for Former Rep. Renzi Despite Finding Rampant Prosecutorial Wrongdoing

Tucson Federal District Court Judge David Bury issued a decision on December 30 denying a retrial for imprisoned former Congressman Rick Renzi of Arizona. Bizarrely, at the same time, Bury admitted in his nine-page opinion that virtually everything factual Renzi had asserted in his motion for a retrial regarding the prosecution’s misconduct was true. The prosecution withheld exculpatory evidence from Renzi’s defense — which likely would have changed the jury’s mind — not just once, but multiple times.

Read more of this story at Townhall: https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2016/01/04/judge-unbelievably-refuses-to-grant-a-retrial-for-former-rep-renzi-despite-finding-rampant-prosecutorial-wrongdoing-n2099652