ALABAMA
Daily Mountain Eagle
by Rachel Davis
Walker County Circuit Judge Doug Farris declared a mistrial Friday in the case of a Carbon Hill man accused of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.
The motion for mistrial was made by defense lawyer Herbie Brewer and granted by Farris after hearing arguments from both sides.
Ricky Robinson, a former Carbon Hill pastor, had been on trial all week facing four charges of sex abuse of a child under the age of 12.
Assistant District Attorney Brian Warren said his understanding was that the case would be slated for retrial on the next trial docket in February.
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