由于证据丢失和起诉有缺陷,检察官于1993年撤销了对James Pugh谋杀案的重审。 Prosecutors dropped retrial of James Pugh in 1993 murder case due to lost evidence and flawed prosecution.

纽约西部的检察官在1993年Deborah Meindl被定罪被推翻后被谋杀时放弃了重审63岁的James Pugh的计划。 Prosecutors in western New York dropped plans to retry James Pugh, 63, in the 1993 murder of Deborah Meindl after his conviction was overturned. 该解职于2025年12月2日获得批准,是随着陪审团甄选的开始,检察官承认由于证人丢失和证据过时,他们无法再承担举证责任。 The dismissal, approved on December 2, 2025, came as jury selection began, with prosecutors admitting they could no longer meet the burden of proof due to lost witnesses and outdated evidence. 一项2023年的法院命令授权在DNA测试排除Pugh和共同被告Brian Scott Lorenz之后进行新的审判,检察官承认扣留证据。 A 2023 court order had mandated a new trial after DNA tests excluded Pugh and co-defendant Brian Scott Lorenz, and prosecutors acknowledged withholding evidence. 于2019年获得假释的Pugh说,结果没有带来公正。 Pugh, paroled in 2019, said the outcome offered no justice. Meindl的女儿支持这项裁决,理由是司法制度崩溃,而针对Lorenz的案件则随着定于4月进行的第二次审判而向前推进。 Meindl’s daughter supported the decision, citing a broken justice system, while the case against Lorenz moves forward with a second trial scheduled for April.