BEAVER, Pa. —
The trial of an Aliquippa man accused of killing a man during a gun battle three days after Christmas in 2010 has been declared a mistrial.
Authorities said 21-year-old Dejuan Hill was one of two people who shot and killed 18-year-old Robert Hall Jr.
Police said Hall was a passenger in the other vehicle.
According to the Beaver County Times, defense attorney Stephen Colafella said a prosecution witness accidentally referred to a previous criminal conviction against Hill on Thursday.
The use of inadmissible evidence forced the judge to declare a mistrial.
Colafella said prosecutors have 120 days to retry the case.
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