Conn. Panel Orders New Abuse Trial Over Ineffective Counsel

By Brandon Lowrey ( August 22, 2025, 9:56 PM EDT) -- A Connecticut appellate panel vacated sexual assault convictions against a man accused of abusing his former girlfriend's children and granted him a new trial after finding his counsel failed to raise a statute of limitations defense, according to an opinion released Friday....

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