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Group calls for new trial of man convicted of 1984 Springfield murder

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In 1984, Penny Anderson was murdered at her apartment in Springfield. In 1985, a Superior Court jury convicted Edward Wright, finding him guilty of first degree murder. Members of the New England Innocence Project say he did not commit the crime and that there is evidence to prove his innocence.

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Group calls for new trial of man convicted of 1984 Springfield murder

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Members of the New England Innocence Project are calling for a new trial for a Springfield man who was convicted of murder back in the 1980's. Two jurors dismissed from Cara Rintala’s fourth murder case Lawyers for Edward Wright say he's been wrongly imprisoned for 39 years and has now filed his sixth motion for a new trial. "We believe that justice was not served in Mr. Wrights case and his conviction must be…

2 years ago·Springfield, United States

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