Kennedy Cousin Appeals His Murder Conviction
From Times Wire Reports
Attorneys for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel filed an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction in the 1975 murder of a teenage neighbor.
Skakel, a nephew of Ethel Kennedy, was convicted in 2002 of beating Martha Moxley to death with a golf club in Greenwich when they were both 15. Skakel, 43, is serving a prison sentence of 20 years to life.
The appeal filed in state Superior Court in Hartford argues that prosecutors engaged in pervasive misconduct, including falsely claiming a powerful family cover-up.
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