Skakel Appeal Filed in Moxley Murder Case
By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Thu Sep 19, 2002 at 06:05:08 AM EST
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Posted on Thu Sep 19, 2002 at 06:05:08 AM EST
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Michael Skakel, convicted of murdering Martha Moxley when they were both 15 has filed his appeal.
He has raised more than 25 grounds for appeal, the first of which argues his case should not have been transferred from juvenile court to adult court for trial. He also argues the case should have been dismissed before trial because there was a five year statute of limitations on murder in 1975. There are numerous allegations of errors by the Court in admitting evidence and against the prosecution for withholding evidence and otherwise impermissibly prejudicing Skakel during trial.
You can read the appeal document outlining all 25+ issues here.
If you missed our prior post on what went wrong for Skakel at the trial, you can read it here.
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