Prosecutors seek dismissal of Kennedy cousin Skakel's latest appeal of murder conviction
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Prosecutors want a judge to dismiss Michael Skakel's latest challenge of his 2002 murder conviction, saying the Kennedy cousin's claim that his trial attorney did a poor job should have been raised in an earlier appeal and that many of the issues he cites were previously rejected.
A hearing is planned Thursday in Rockville Superior Court. Skakel, 52, is not expected to attend.
Skakel's attorneys say the appeal should not be dismissed and that Skakel has a right to show he was wrongly convicted.
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Skakel is serving 20 years to life in prison for the fatal beating of Martha Moxley in Greenwich in 1975, when they were 15-year-old neighbors. Skakel, a nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy, recently lost a bid for parole after a hearing in which he reiterated his innocence.