Ohio judge grants new trial in fire that killed 9

8 February 2012, 10:16 am

CLEVELAND (AP) — A mentally disabled former drug dealer convicted in the fire deaths of nine people, including eight children at a birthday sleepover, won a new trial on Wednesday from a judge who said jailhouse snitches and other witnesses were unreliable. U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver overturned the arson conviction of 28-year-old Antun Lewis and said the bulk of the evidence against him came from "suspect witnesses, career criminals and jailhouse informants.Read more on NewsOK.com ... Read More »

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