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Appeal Denied Kennedy family member Michael Skakel has lost his bid to have the United States Supreme Court overturn his murder conviction on a statute of limitations claim. Skakel, who was convicted in 2002 of beating neighbor Martha Moxley to death with a golf club in 1975 received a sentence of 20 years to life according to an Associated Press story by Mark Sherman. The Connecticut Supreme Court's decision on direct appeal is available here.

Posted by CJLF Staff on November 13, 2006 10:23 AM |

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