Omitted statements complicate deputy's murder retrial

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An audio recording transcript that omits statements has sparked controversy during the sixth day of a high-profile murder retrial. The recording had taken place soon after a former Santa Fe County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a fellow deputy. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/2pHhGGi ) that by the end of Monday, 30-year-old Tai Chan's attorneys had asked for a full dismissal of the case based on "prosecutorial misconduct." The judge, however, declined dismissal. Chan had been charged with first-degree murder for the October 2014 shooting death of 29-year-old Jeremy Martin. His attorneys have argued the shooting was self-defense. A deadlocked jury last year forced a mistrial. Chan's attorneys say some of the audio omitted from the transcript included statements made by Chan that Martin attempted to kill him. ___ Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News, http://www.lcsun-news.com