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May 15, 2018

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Death Row Prisoner Robert McCoy
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And the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of death row prisoner Robert Mc
Coy, who was sentenced to death in Louisiana after his lawyer told the
jury his client had committed a triple murder, even though Mc Coy had
always maintained his innocence. Mc Coy was accused of killing the
mother, stepfather and son of his estranged wife in 2008. He repeatedly
told his lawyer, Larry English, that he was innocent of the crimes and
wanted to clear his name. But instead, his lawyer decided to pursue a
different strategy, telling the jury repeatedly that Mc Coy was guilty.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court decided Mc Coy now has the right to a
new trial.


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