Retrial for man in 1986 murder case likely to result in acquittal

The retrial of a man who served a seven-year sentence for the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in central Japan is expected to result in an acquittal as prosecutors will not present new evidence, his defense team said Wednesday.The prosecutors disclosed their stance during a meeting with judges and the lawyers for Shoshi Maekawa, 59, at the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court, his defense team said.The retrial scheduled for March is likely to end with a one-day hearing. Under the criminal procedure law, retrials are held when there is "clear evidence to find the accused not gui…READ FULL ARTICLE