NEW : ' ` ` has repeatedly confessed to his sins '' but committed no crime , lawyers say . ' Kennedy says it wo n't re - try John Edwards . Breuer said in a written statement on the decision . ` The ex - Democratic presidential candidate was accused of campaign finance violations . Edwards was acquitted on one count and jurors deadlocked on the rest .
NEW : ' ` ` has repeatedly confessed to his sins '' but committed no crime , lawyers say . ' Kennedy says it wo n't re - try John Edwards . The ex - Democratic presidential candidate was accused of campaign finance violations . Edwards was acquitted on one count and jurors deadlocked on the rest .