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Documents were filed Tuesday in New Mexico state court on Reebs resignation.
That sum would have paid part of her salary as special prosecutor.
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As allowed under New Mexico law, the D.A.
intended to let jurors decided which charge they wished to pursue in deliberations.
After initially pushing back against celebrities with fancy attorneys,the somewhat sheepish D.A.
dropped the chargeon February 20 .
on the back foot heading into a preliminary hearing, or mini-trial.
Set to start on May 3 and last two weeks, the preliminary hearing will see the D.A.
and a potential new special prosecutor present their evidence in open court.
In another virtual hearinglast weekthat saw D.A.
Not long afterward, D.A.
She went on to say, The gun is in evidence and is available for the defense to review.
However, the gun still exists and can be used as evidence.
