William d cohan bennington vt newspaper

BENNINGTON — A former Shaftsbury man whose felony conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct with a child was overturned will get a chance at lower bail as he faces a possible retrial.

The state Supreme Court last month tossed the conviction of Lamar Scales, 42, while finding that the prosecution had used improper tactics during his jury trial in September 2014.

He was sentenced to serve six to 12 years in prison on the three felony counts, which followed his 2013 arrest in Pennsylvania, where he was living at the time.

During an initial conference in Bennington County Superior Court, Judge William D. Cohen scheduled a bail review and possible settlement conference for Friday at 1:30 p.m. The Supreme Court has remanded the case to the local court, and a new trial could be scheduled if a settlement cannot be reached.

Scales appeared at the conference last week with his attorney, public defender Jeff Rubin, who said his client will seek a reduction in his $100,000 bail to allow hi Shaftsbury vt newspaper!