While Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley says he strongly disagrees with the decision to vacate the jurys verdict, he hasn't yet decided to refile charges. Rachael Rollins supports a new trial to toss out Sean Ellis' gun Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins filed a motion Wednesday that could bring to a close the three-decade-long case of Sean K. Ellis, whose conviction for the murder of Boston police Detective John J. Mulligan became a cause celebre that raised major questions about police corruption and prosecutorial misconduct. Netflix subscribers have been binging the series and expressing their shock over the conspiracy on social media. Copyright 1996-2023, The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc, View ga('ads.send', { Springfield Township Police Department, OH. Defense counsel should have had the opportunity to make that argument to the jury.. We couldn't do it without you. The years following Ellis's conviction, a federal grand jury indicted two detectives involved in the Mulligan caseWalter Robinson and Kenneth Acerraon corruption charges, including. What happened to Sean Ellis is not just about Sean Ellis. There is scant coverage in the Boston Globe if at all and the Globe is closer to Canton than Turtleboy is. Thats what Rachael Rollins did., Scapicchio called for a review of other cases involving Robinson, Acerra, and Brazil. By Rene Graham Globe Columnist, Updated . This first-time event, brought to you by GBH in partnership with NPR, PBS and stations across the country, is a celebration of all that #PublicMediaGives people everywhere. Ellis spent 22 years behind bars. hitType: 'event', Spokesperson Jake Wark references an FBI report from 1993, indicating that attorneys David Duncan and Norman Zalkind were aware of this line of inquiry prior to the trial. She also found witness testimony and evidence helpful to Ellis's defense that prosecutors had never disclosed or followed up on. It came to light that Acerra lived with Sanchezs aunt and had a child with her. The result was Tuesdays surprise decision by Judge Carol Ball to grant Ellis a new trial. If at any point we had any reason to believe that Mr. Ellis was wrongfully charged or convicted, we would have acted on it immediately.. This is particularly true of the Homicide Department, which is deservedly held in particularly high regard by this judge., Recognizing the issues that surround this case, the Boston Police Departments belief remains the same, that there was sufficient credible evidence to support a conviction for illegal firearm possession.
