An Orange County Superior Court judge Friday dismissed a murder charge against a 59-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a neighbor at an Anaheim motel, but allowed prosecutors to pursue a voluntary manslaughter charge.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Patrick Donahue declared a mistrial last month when jurors were split 11-1 for acquittal on second-degree murder after acquitting him of first-degree murder.
Amir Karkehabadi of Anaheim was charged with murder with a sentencing enhancement for the discharge of a gun causing death. Jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder and were deadlocked 11-1 for acquittal on second-degree murder…