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'They don't have the goods': Residents criticize plans to retry Palisades fire arson case
By Alene Tchekmedyian at Los Angeles Times - California
· June 29, 2026
· 1 min read
But experts were not surprised by the plan to retry the case, saying that prosecutors now know how witnesses will testify, what the defense will argue and how some of the evidence landed with the jury.
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Category: safety ·
Published: June 29, 2026 ·
Source: Los Angeles Times - California ·
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