JUL 08, 2015 12:28p ET
JUL 08, 2015 12:28p ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A Nashville prosecutor has told a judge that he wants two former Vanderbilt University football players who were previously convicted of rape to be retried as quickly as possible.
Attorneys were in court Wednesday trying to agree on a new trial date for Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey. They were convicted on multiple counts and were being held in jail awaiting sentencing when a Nashville judge set aside their guilty verdict last month.
The request to set aside the verdict came after defense attorneys were alerted that the jury foreman had been a victim of statutory rape when he was a teen but failed to disclose it.