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I did not think he should have been convicted.

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I hope he is granted the retrial he seeks, he said.

Kenner urged him to make the trip, but it was futile.

He wouldnt come, Kenner explained on the witness stand.

He had the pit bulls.

Calling this hearing was the fair thing to do, given what she observed during trial.

Hovering above all of these questions was the very human and unavoidable issue of Kenners health.

The hearing established that Kenner was clearly overmatched and the grave consequences of that fact, said Pelletier.

To all of these facts and allegations about Kenners missteps, the Justice Department made one simple rebuttal.

Unsuccessfulis not the same asineffective, said prosecutor Nicole Lockhart about Kenners performance.

She could deny Michels motions and proceed with sentencing him.

She could grant Michel a retrial.

Or, behind door No.

3 lies the mysterious world of plea-bargain negotiations.

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