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Man convicted in Massachusetts for a 1985 murder gets new trial due to new DNA evidence

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Thomas Rosa, a man who was convicted in 1993 of killing 18-year-old Gwendolyn Taylor, has been granted a new trial. New DNA evidence has cast doubt over his conviction.

granted a new trial to a man who was found guilty of murder in 1993 after new DNA evidence called the conviction into question.of 18-year-old Gwendolyn Taylor. Rosa, who has always maintained his innocence, was tried three times for the killing.

Suffolk Superior Court Justice Michael Ricciuti issued an order Wednesday that vacates Rosa's conviction and opens the possibility of a new trial. Ricciuti wrote that new DNA evidence"casts doubt regarding the reliability of the eyewitness testimony" in the case.

 

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