法院否认对Steve Szarewicz的新审判,他在1981年谋杀案中声称无罪。
Court denies new trial for Steve Szarewicz, who claims innocence in 1981 murder case.
Steve Szarewicz, 66岁,根据监狱内线人的证词,因1981年的谋杀案被判无期徒刑,但被拒绝重新审判。
Steve Szarewicz, a 66-year-old serving a life sentence for a 1981 murder based on jailhouse informant testimonies, was denied a new trial.
Szarewicz声称无罪,由于证人撤诉和对方证词前后不一致,他主张重审。
Szarewicz, who claims innocence, argued for a retrial due to a witness recantation and inconsistencies in another's testimony.
上诉法院裁定,在没有明显滥用自由裁量权的情况下,单凭撤销判决不足以进行新的审判。
The appeals court ruled that recantations alone are insufficient for a new trial without clear abuse of discretion.
Szarewicz计划向州最高法院提出上诉。
Szarewicz plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.