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decided michael skakel received an inadequate defense from his trial lawyer mickey sherman. prosecutors see this hearing as their last shot at reinstating skakel's conviction. if the state supreme court rules in skakel's favor, prosecutors will get a new trial. >> mr. skablegkel has been through this before. the hearing in the highest court in connecticut comes 40 years after martha moxley was found dead outside of her home. skakel was convicted in 2002 for moxley's death. >> i'm praying that i can find justice for martha. >> reporter: the case has been a roller coaster for the skakel and moxley families and has remained in a spotlight, partly, because skakel is the nephew of ethyl kennedy, robert f. kennedy's widow. skakel's new criminal defense lawyer says the family dynamic has brought unwanted attention. >> this case is not about the >> reporter: but skakel's cousin, attorney robert kennedy jr., fought for years to get the conviction overturned. >> i am utterly convinced he did not do the crime. >> reporter: the 2013 appeal centered on skakel's attorney mickey sherman pr

lower court threw out his conviction saying skakel received an inadequate defense from his lawyer mickey sherman. prosecutors say that's not true. "this was far from a slipshod defense this was a well thought out defense." but lawyers for the nephew of ethel kennedy say sherman cared more about fame than winning the case. if prosecutors lose their bid, skakel will get a new trial. he is currently out on a 1.2 million dollar bail. the texas court of criminal appeals has dismissed the indictments against former texas governor rick perry. rick perry/former texas governor: "i've always known were right." perry was indicted in 2014....on charges of abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant. the case came about from a threat to veto money for travis county's public integrity unit - unless a district attorney resigned for her d-w-i conviction. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. "the washoe county school districts goal is a graduation rate of 90 percent by 2020. how are they going to do that? i'm washoe county superintendent traci davis wants to bring the

years in prison when a lower court threw out his conviction-- inadequate defense from his lawyer mickey sherman. if prosecutors lose their bid, skakel will get a new trial. he's currently out on a 1 point 2 million dollar bail. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" temperatures will run well above average for the next couple of days as the west coast ridge of high pressure resists the attempts of offshore weather systems to break it down. variable amounts of high cloudiness will still come through the region thursday and friday ahead of a weak cold front that will give us a slight chance of an isolated shower north of i-80 friday night. the front will kick up some relatively strong winds friday, and will drop our thursday and friday to the low 60s on saturday. another weak system moves through late sunday into monday bringing another slight chance of showers. temperatures will run well above average for the next couple of days as the west coast ridge of high pressure resists the attempts

judge bishop riling that skakel's attorney mickey sherman failed to argue that skakel's brother thomas could have been responsible for the murder. skakel's attorney says the only thing his client deserves is a new trial. >> cut through all of what happened here and there are a lot of specifics, this defendant did not get a fair share. >> reporter: for the victim's mother, more than four decades later, her fight for justice continues. trial. i really believe it. >> skakel remains free for now court that could land him back behind bars. any decision by the justices here could still be several months away. steve cooper, 7news. >> police are investigating a ton tragedy, a 15-year-old killed after being hit by a car in randolph. laura vieira was from east boston, struck by a car while crossing a busy intersection in randolph around 8:00 last night. crews rushed her to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead. police say she was in the crosswalk when she was hit but the driver did have a green light, they say that driver, a 21-year-old man from randolph, stayed at the scene and v

judge bishop ruling that skakel's attorney mickey sherman failed to argue that skakel's brother thomas could have been responsible for the murder. skakel's attorney says the only thing his client deserves is a new trial. >> when you cut through all of what happened here and there are a lot of specifics, this defendant did not get a fair share. >> reporter: for the victim's mother, more than four decades later, her fight for justice continues. i really believe it. >> so skakel remains free on bail after posting the million overturned. he's now awaiting his fate from the high court here, but that's a decision that we're told could still be up to a year away. we're live in hartford, connecticut, steve cooper, 7news. >>> brookline police investigating a crime spree happening around the city. police say six homes have been robbed in the past week and there has been know attempted burglary. this is brookline we're talking about. robberies have happened in this general area that we have highlighted here. and if you can't understand that map, it's around waiverly street and davis avenue. espec

i am utterly convinced he did not do the crime. >> reporter: the 2013 appeal centered on ney mickey sherman provided a confident defense. skakel testified his former his own public e was hanging out with the press. he said he was a media hoar. >> reporter: the judge agreed and said sherman did not point the finger at other possible suspects. won't make the same mistake. who killed marriage moxley? >> that is a great question. i can tell you michael skakel is crime and he moxley. >> reporter: but someone within his own family may have. >> that is possible. his own brother, that's eporter: and that brother, attorney steven seger, is referring to is tommy skakel, two years older than michael. it could be several months reme court issues its ruling. until then, michael skakel remains free on $1.2 million bond. >> thank you very much. >>> the cdc is investigating 14 possible u.s. cases of zika virus that may have been spread through sex. the new pregnant women and brings the u.s. total to at least 105 states and washington, d.c. is here. david, good morning. this even surprised officials at the

, 27 years after the fact, and freed from prison in 2015, on the grounds his celebrity lawyer mickey sherman botched his defense. the new attorney says he should have offered the defendant's brother as an alternate killer of the teenaged neighbor both boys were interested in. >> the evidence that was before the habeas court leads to the inescapable conclusion that the probable killer was tommy skakel. now, my client doesn't really want me to say that. it's his brother. >> reporter: the state scoffs at the idea that 1.7 million in legal fees was wasted. this was a well planned, well thought out professional defense. >> reporter: the victim's mother is equally unmoved. >> i am sure that michael is the young man who swung the golf club. there's no doubt in my mind about that. >> reporter: not thomas. no. i don't -- i just -- i don't believe that, no. >> reporter: the state's highest court can void the lower court ruling and send michael skakel back to prison or uphold it and allow him to remain free, at which point prosecutors have to decide if they want to try him again 41 years after the mart