A pretrial hearing in Isaac Campbell's new murder trial was delayed Wednesday. Campbell faces fresh murder charges in the August 2007 death of his ex-girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu.
He is scheduled to appear at the Superior Courthouse in Alhambra on April 10. Prosecutor Steve Ipsen told the Pasadena City College Courier he expects Campbell to go to trial in May.
following a month-long trial and seven days of deliberations. However, the panel became deadlocked on whether the defendant was guilty of the lesser charge of second-degree murder.
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The former Pasadena City College student cannot be found guilty of first-degree murder in the case again because of the Double Jeopardy clause in the Constitution.
If convicted, Campbell would become eligible for parole in 15 years.
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