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The Maricopa County Attorney announced they would be retrying the penalty phase in a high-profile Valley murder case over a decade old. This comes after the first sentencing phase ended in a mistrial back in May.<\/p>\n

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A jury found Ian Mitcham guilty of multiple charges, including murdering Allison Feldman, earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Feldman, 31, was found dead in her Scottsdale home back in 2015.<\/p>\n

For the first time in Arizona, familial DNA was used to point police to Mitcham.<\/p>\n

After years of legal battles, Mitcham’s trial began towards the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

ABC15 was there as a mistrial was declared in the penalty phase of the trial in May. The jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision on if Mitcham should receive life in prison or the death penalty.<\/p>\n

ABC15 asked Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell about the case at a press conference Thursday.<\/p>\n

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“Now obviously, it’s not a retrial of the guilt phase or the aggravation phase; but we are going to be retrying the sentencing phase of that case,” said Mitchell.<\/p>\n

ABC15 reached out to Mitcham’s defense team regarding the announcement.<\/p>\n

“We are disappointed that the State has elected to proceed with a second penalty phase, but we remain committed to fighting for Ian,” said Amanda Martin with the county public defender’s office.<\/p>\n

In Arizona, prosecutors get two attempts to seek the death penalty in the sentencing phase. For the retrial, an entirely new jury will have to be brought in.<\/p>\n

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ABC15 is still waiting to hear when the penalty phase will be retried.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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