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NJ Appeals Court Overturns Murder Conviction Of NYC Man In Teaneck Love Triangle NJ Appeals Court Overturns Murder Conviction Of NYC Man In Teaneck Love Triangle
NJ Appeals Court Overturns Murder Conviction Of NYC Man In Teaneck Love Triangle In a rare move, a state appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction of a Manhattan man for murdering popular software engineer Robert Cantor in his Teaneck home, ordering a new trial. The appeals judges focused, in large part, on what they considered inappropriate testimony by a detective in the prosecution of Sui Kam “Tony” Tung, who prosecutors said shot Cantor – who was his estranged wife’s lover – and then set his body and house on fire. The panel also said prosecutors erred in making “repeated references” during the trial to Tung saying that he wanted a lawyer and refusing to all…

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