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Case goes to jury after mistrial rejected

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Following more than a week of testimony from the prosecution in the first-degree murder trial against former UA student Galareka Harrison, the defense needed less than a day to present its case.

In fact, the defense's case barely even started. Mere minutes after the prosecution rested, defense attorney John O'Brien asked for a mistrial, saying that prosecutor Rick Unklesbay shifted the burden of proof from the prosecution to the defense this past week during witness testimonies.


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