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New trial granted, conviction reversed

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New trial granted, conviction reversed
New trial granted, conviction reversed
New trial granted, conviction reversed

AND KILLING A POPULARBARTENDER IN FEDERAL HILLNEARLY THREE YEARS AGO HASBEEN GRANTED A NEW TRIAL BYMARYLANDCOURT.

LAST YEAR MARQUISEWINSTON, ALONG WITH TONYAHAYES, WERE CONVICTED IN THEDEATH OF ALEX WROBLEWSKIWMAR-2 NEWSLIVE IN FEDERAL HILL THISMORNING TO EXPLAIN WHY THECOURT BELIEVES WINSTON SHOULBE GIVEN A NEW TRIAL.THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALSRULED THAT MARQUISE WINSTONSHOULD BE GRANTED A NEW TRIALBECAUSE OF AN ERROR IN THEQUESTIONING OF THE JURY BEFOREHIS TRIAL..

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IN THE COURTIT STARTED THAT WINSTONATTORNEY REQUESTED THAT THEJUDGE ASK POTENTIAL JURORS IFTHEY WOULD HOLD IT AGAINST HISCLIENT IF HE DID NOT TESTIFYDURING THE TRIAL.

THE JUDGDENIED TO DO SO.

WINSTONATTORNEY ALSO REQUESTED THEJUDGE ASK JURORS IF THEY HADANY DOUBTS ABOUT HISINNOCENCE& WHICH THE JUDGEALSO DENIED.

IN THE RULING&THE COURT SAID QUOTE:“FAILURETO ASK THE QUESTION ON REQUESTIS AN ABUSE OF DISCRETIO”..AND REVERSED WINSTONCONVICTIONS.

”LAST YEWINSTON& ALONG WITH TONYAHAYES& WERE FOUND GUILTY INTHE DEATH OF ALEX WROBLESWKI.HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDETHE ROYAL FARMS IN FEDERALHILL IN NOVEMBER OF 2017&AFTER GETTING OFF WORK AS ABARTENDER.

WINSTON WASSENTENCED TO 40 YEARS FORSECOND DEGREE MURDER.

HAYESWAS SENTENCED FOR FOUR YEARSFOR A HANDGUN CHARGE& SHE WASIDENTIFIED AS THE GETAWAYDRIVER.

A THIRD MAN TOOK APLEA DEAL IN THIS CASE.

HAYESCASE WAS ALSO SENT TO THECOURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS...THE COURT UPHELD HERCONVICTION.

NO WORD YET ONWHEN WINSTONBEGIN.

LIVE IN FEDERAL HILL,MK WMAR-2 NEWS.THE F-B-I ANNOUNCES AN

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