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Appeals Court Orders New Murder Trial In Burlington County For Juror's Comment Appeals Court Orders New Murder Trial In Burlington County For Juror's Comment
Appeals Court Orders New Murder Trial In Burlington County For Juror's Comment "Regrettably agree." Those were the words that completely changed the direction of a Burlington County murder case dating back to 2017, giving the defendant an entirely new third trial. The comment made to the judge led a New Jersey Appeals Court to overturn the murder conviction for 28-year-old Douglas Lewis in the shooting death of 24-year-old Shaquille Williams. The jurors were being polled on the outcome of the conviction when Juror No. 7 made the remark, paperwork details. The trial court judge, however, never asked why the juror added the comment and should have, the Appeals Co…

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by Jon Craig
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Montvale Man Convicted Of Murdering Parents, Brothers Freed After 45 Years Montvale Man Convicted Of Murdering Parents, Brothers Freed After 45 Years
Montvale Man Convicted Of Murdering Parents, Brothers Freed After 45 Years A New Jersey convict who drew international attention after he shot and killed his entire family in their Bergen County home on Thanksgiving weekend 47 years ago has been paroled. Harry De La Roche, 64, had been denied six times and was told in 2019 that he'd have to wait until 2028 before he could petition the Parole Board again. However, records show a variety of work, annual reviews and other credits combined to free De La Roche on June 29 after 45 years behind bars. As with all state inmates, the 6-foot-3-inch, 219-pound De La Roche must first pull time at a halfway house while findin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Reports: Monmouth Man Serving 50-Year Prison Sentence For Attempted Murder Gets New Trial Reports: Monmouth Man Serving 50-Year Prison Sentence For Attempted Murder Gets New Trial
Reports: Monmouth Man Serving 50-Year Prison Sentence For Attempted Murder Gets New Trial A New Jersey appeals court has thrown out the attempted murder conviction of a Monmouth County man who is serving 50 years in Trenton State Prison for allegedly shooting another man. A three-judge panel found that detectives lied to Anthony Sims Jr., 32, of Long Branch about why they wanted to question him: for an assault rather than the actual charge of attempted murder. Sims was tried and convicted in 2017 for allegedly shooting another man 12 times in Red Bank on April 9, 2014, according to earlier news accounts. The judges said a suspect cannot knowingly waive their Miranda rights if t…

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by Jon Craig