Michael Skakel
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Michael Skakel is an American man best known for his controversial conviction and later vacated conviction in the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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human ⓘ |
| accusedOf | murder of Martha Moxley ⓘ |
| ageAtTimeOfAllegedCrime | 15 ⓘ |
| appealFiled | Connecticut Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bailAmount | 1,200,000 USD ⓘ |
| chargedWith | murder ⓘ |
| convictedIn | 2002 ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder of Martha Moxley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | vacated ⓘ |
| convictionVacatedBy | Connecticut Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictionVacatedDate | 2018-05-04 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfAllegedCrime | 1975-10-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-09-19 ⓘ |
| education | attended private schools ⓘ |
| enteredPlea | not guilty ⓘ |
| familyName | Skakel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| indictedIn | State of Connecticut v. Michael C. Skakel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | controversial conviction later overturned in Martha Moxley case ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
juvenile vs. adult court jurisdiction
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statute of limitations questions ⓘ use of circumstantial evidence ⓘ |
| locationOfAllegedCrime | Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut, United States GENERATED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national media attention in the United States ⓘ |
| memberOf | Skakel family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Michael Christopher Skakel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connection to the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley
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high-profile criminal trial in Connecticut ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greenwich, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment | Connecticut state prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForVacatur | ineffective assistance of counsel ⓘ |
| relative |
Ethel Skakel Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Kennedy family (by marriage) NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Rushton Skakel Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedFromPrison | 2013-11 ⓘ |
| releaseReason | granted new trial by Connecticut judge ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic (family background) ⓘ |
| residence | Greenwich, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | 20 years to life in prison ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
television documentaries
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true crime books ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCase | 1975–2018 ⓘ |
| trialStartDate | 2002-05 ⓘ |
| victimInCase | Martha Moxley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Skakel family