Thread: N.J.: Appellate court upholds life sentence for killer of Mo

Appellate court upholds life sentence for killer of Morristown boy


Posted by Kevin Coughlin on November 17, 2011

The conviction and life sentence of a day laborer who brutally murdered a Morristown boy in 2001 has been upheld by a state appellate panel, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi announced Thursday.

Public defenders for Porfirio Jimenez, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, had tried to overturn the conviction by challenging details surrounding a search warrant and testimony of an expert witness.

“In summary, we find none of the arguments raised by defendant to be sufficient to warrant reversal and a new trial,â€

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