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SJC Ruling Could Overturn Christopher McCowen?s Convictions for Massachusetts Rape and Murder in Slaying of Christa Worthington

By Altman & Altman

The state Supreme Judicial Court will likely issue a ruling in the next few weeks on Christopher McCowen?s appeal to have his Massachusetts murder and rape convictions in the slaying of fashion writer Christa Worthington overturned. McCowen?s criminal defense team is arguing that it was wrong to allow the a substitute pathologist to testify about findings in an autopsy that another doctor had performed and they are now citing a recent SJC ruling that overturned the murder conviction of Eric J. Durand for the fatal beating of Brendon Camara, his girlfriend?s 4-year-old son, on similar grounds. McCowen was convicted in 2006 for Worthington?s Truro, Massachusetts rape and murder. The 46-year-old Vassar-educated writer and Truro resident was found stabbed to death in her home in January 2002...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on August 28, 2010 (boomark / email).