Murder accused Leonard Barnett Jr. appeared before Senior Justice Jon Isaacs yesterday to get a date for his third trial.<\/p>\n
Isaacs ordered a retrial on Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict on whether he was responsible for the death of Rico Farrington in June 2004.<\/p>\n
Isaacs told Barnett that he will be tried on July 14 before Justice Carolita Bethell.<\/p>\n
Barnett asked the court to reinstate his bail. However, the judge told him to raise the issue when he appears before Bethell for a status hearing.<\/p>\n
Farrington was last seen alive on June 2 when he left his parents\u2019 home in their black Ford Explorer. The vehicle was later discovered on East Sunrise highway.<\/p>\n
Farrington\u2019s body was found about 40 feet into bushes. He had been shot five times.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors alleged that Barnett sold the murder weapon to one of his friend\u2019s for $300 shortly after the murder. The gun was linked to the crime scene through ballistic testing when it was recovered.<\/p>\n
Two juries have been unable to reach a verdict in the case.<\/p>\n
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