(Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Supreme Court is overturning Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s 2002 murder conviction. The court ruled Skakel’s trial lawyer was so ineffective that his right to a fair trial was violated and has ordered a new trial.
Skakel has been free since late 2013, while the court considered the latest appeal. Skakel was convicted in the 1975 murder of Greenwich teen Martha Moxley.
Skakel was sentenced to 20-years-to-life, but was granted a new trial almost five years ago.
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