November
7
Mistrial in case of Ga. comics shop owner
The long-pending trial of Rome, Ga., comic shop owner Gordon Lee got under way Monday, but came to a quick end when the judge declared a mistrial after a prosecutor violated instructions by mentioning Lee's legal history during opening arguments.
Lee is charged with distributing materials harmful to minors after he gave away a copy of Alternative Comics #2 to a minor on Halloween 2004. The comic, a Free Comic Book Day sampler, included an excerpt from the graphic novel "The Salon" that featured a scene with a nude Pablo Picasso.
The District Attorney's office says it will refile the charges next year.
Lee is being defended by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a charitable org that has so far spent more than $80,000 on the case since taking it in 2005.
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