British Virgin Islands cancels RI man’s conviction

STEVEN MELENDEZ Associated Press TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands A Rhode Island man convicted of killing his wife during a 1999 scuba diving trip was freed on Thursday after the verdict against him was overturned. A panel of three judges with the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal found problems with the jury instructions read by a judge during the 2009 trial. The appeals court also …

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British Virgin Islands cancels RI man’s conviction

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