Evidence Used to Establish Guilt, Prosecution Agreed in Hino Town Case Retrial without Interrogation: Asahi Shimbun

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In the “Hino-cho Incident,” where a woman managing a restaurant was murdered in 1984 in Hino-cho, Shiga prefecture, the 5th tripartite consultation for the retrial (retrial) of Sakahara Hiroshi (deceased), whose life sentence was confirmed for robbery and murder charges, was held at the Otsu District Court on the 7th. After discussions...

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A tripartite meeting between the court, prosecutors, and defense team was held today, the 7th, regarding a "retrial" of a robbery and murder case that occurred in Shiga Prefecture 42 years ago. It has been revealed that the prosecution has effectively withdrawn all the evidence it presented when arguing for guilt at the time. This confirms that there is no longer any evidence to point to the man's guilt, bringing him even closer to being proven …