11-19-2016, 01:44 PM
This is a really odd case.
Charlie Tan was tried for the murder of his father last year; the jury hung.
When the prosecution and defense attended a hearing to set the schedule for Tan's re-trial, the judge shocked the prosecutor and many others by dropping the charges and contending that the prosecutor didn't prove his case.
Prosecutor Gargan was visibly pissed off and reminded the judge that Tan admitted to police he killed his father and his prints were on the shotgun shells, but the judge wouldn't budge.
So, Charlie Tan is a free young man; he has not re-enrolled at Cornell. His mother was never charged.
Here's the Dateline NBC episode for those interesting in more details of the case.
In August 2016, the State filed an appeal of the judge's decision in hopes of being able to retry Charlie Tan.
Charlie Tan was tried for the murder of his father last year; the jury hung.
When the prosecution and defense attended a hearing to set the schedule for Tan's re-trial, the judge shocked the prosecutor and many others by dropping the charges and contending that the prosecutor didn't prove his case.
Prosecutor Gargan was visibly pissed off and reminded the judge that Tan admitted to police he killed his father and his prints were on the shotgun shells, but the judge wouldn't budge.
So, Charlie Tan is a free young man; he has not re-enrolled at Cornell. His mother was never charged.
Here's the Dateline NBC episode for those interesting in more details of the case.
In August 2016, the State filed an appeal of the judge's decision in hopes of being able to retry Charlie Tan.