Mass. man to face retrial in 1980 Cape Cod slaying | ||||
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) -- A Brockton man whose murder conviction was overturned by the state's highest court will stand trial for a second time in connection with a three-decade-old slaying. The Cape Cod Times reports that prosecutors and defense lawyers on Monday agreed to begin Steven Stewart's retrial on Nov. 1. Stewart was convicted in 2005 of first-degree murder for the 1980 stabbing death of Frances Carriere, a 44-year-old mother of four from Bourne. Prosecutors called Carriere's death a murder-for-hire plot. The Supreme Judicial Court said in its August decision reversing the conviction that a witness was improperly questioned on the stand. Stewart's lawyer has said there was no physical evidence tying his client to the death. --- Information from: Cape Cod Times, http://www.capecodonline.com © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy. |
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