SOMERVILLE, N.J. -- Former NBA star Jayson Williams will be retried on reckless manslaughter charges in the death of a limousine driver two years ago, prosecutors said Friday.
The widely expected announcement came three weeks after a jury delivered a mixed verdict in Williams' trial. The judge set a tentative date for the new trial on Jan. 10, 2005.
Williams was acquitted of the most serious charge last month, aggravated manslaughter, but the jury was deadlocked 8-4 on reckless manslaughter. The charge carries up to 10 years in prison.
The former NBA All-Star also was cleared of aggravated assault and a weapons charge, but convicted on four counts stemming from a failed effort to conceal the shotgun shooting of Costas "Gus" Christofi.
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