Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel slams lawyer during murder conviction appeal
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 05:00
in Psychology & Sociology
VERNON, Conn. -- Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel on Thursday slammed the attorney who represented him at his murder trial, portraying an overly confident lawyer basking in the limelight while making fundamental mistakes from poor jury picks to failing to track down key witnesses.In his latest appeal, Skakel argued that trial attorney Michael Sherman failed to competently defend him when he was convi...