LATHROP – Former Joseph Widmer School third-grade teacher Michael Berchtold was found not guilty Monday by a San Joaquin County Superior Court jury on all the felony charges of lewd acts upon a minor under the age of 14 filed against him three years ago.Patrick Ewing Clancy, Berchtold’s attorney and the founder of the Innocence Legal Team, said Monday in a telephone interview hours after the verdict was read that his client “has been found not guilty of all the felony charges.”The verdict was a hung jury – 10 to 2 – on the six misdemeanors with 10 voting not guilty.The District Attorney now has the choice of either retrying the case on the six misdemeanors or to drop all of the charges. Either way, Clancy said he will continue to represent Berchtold until he is completely cleared of the misdemeanors.“I will handle this case until it’s over with,” said Clancy whose Innocence Legal Team has “multiple offices” all over and works out of his Walnut Creek office.Clancy said Berchtold can’t apply to get his old teaching job back until he is cleared of all the misdemeanors as well. The District Attorney has until Nov. 28 to make the decision whether to drop the misdemeanor charges or go for retrial.In an e-mail sent to his supporters on the Monday jury verdict, a copy of which was obtained by the Manteca Bulletin, Berchtold wrote: “I cannot express how appreciative I am of all your support.