The man accused of killing a 9-year-old Dallas girl pleaded guilty to a lesser charge after his murder trial ended with a mistrial.On Friday, a judge declared a mistrial in the case of Brandoniya Bennett's shooting death. Her suspected killer, Tyrese Simmons, returned to court on Monday morning and accepted a plea deal. He will serve five years in prison for manslaughter.
"There were two witnesses back-to-back who they needed to prove their case and after cross-examination and digging into some evidence, we had their witnesses couldn’t hold weight anymore."Healey said by law the judge was required to declare a mistrial."There are situations where people change their testimony either before trial or maybe during trial and between trials.
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