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| Skakel Conviction Upheld by CT Supreme Court |
| 2006-01-13 |
| The state's highest court has upheld the murder conviction of Michael Skakel, according to a prosecutor and the victim's mother. Skakel, a nephew of Ethel Kennedy, was convicted in 2002 of bludgeoning his neighbor, Martha Moxley, to death with a golf club in 1975 in wealthy Greenwich. Skakel, who along with the victim was 15 at the time, is serving 20 years to life in prison. He appealed his conviction to the Connecticut Supreme Court last year, arguing among other things that the statute of limitations had expired when he was charged in 2000. "We're of course very pleased," said State's Attorney Jonathan Benedict. "We felt it was a very clean trial. It's just a great relief to have this behind us." Dorthy Moxley, Martha's mother, told The Associated Press on Thursday that she was told by prosecutors that the high court had rejected Skakel's appeal. The decision was scheduled for release Friday morning. "I'm not at all doubtful Michael did this. I know he did this," Moxley said. "I hope this is the last we'll hear of them..." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #5 The statute of limitations was relevant given the way he was charged. At the time of the murder, had he been caught he would have been charged as a juvenile. When he was finally caught and tried, he was an adult. He tried to argue that the statute on being charged as a juvenile had passed, since he was now an adult ("yer honor, you can't convict me for murdering my parents, I'm an orphan!"). |
| Posted by: Steve White 2006-01-13 15:02 |
| #4 Connecticut. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-01-13 14:04 |
| #3 Massachusetts has a statute of limitations on murder? I knew New Mexico did, but thought that was the only one. |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2006-01-13 14:03 |
| #2 Identify the two unrelated pairs: Oil & Water Hammer & Nail Kennedys & Women |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-01-13 12:20 |
| #1 "I hope this is the last we'll hear of them..." Oh, I doubt it... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-01-13 12:15 |