Murder sentence lifted

[NewsWhore]

Jose Garcia, a Dominican accused of murdering Cesar Vazquez in July 1991, has had his sentence annulled by a judge in New York. Garcia, a father of three, had been accused of the murder of the man in the Bronx, but oddly enough Garcia was in the Dominican Republic at the time of the murder leaving many to wonder why this simple fact wasn't used as part of his defense. Hoy newspaper writes that Vazquez had been apprehended in the DR the day before the murder for traveling on false papers and then was released on the same day the crime was committed. Although Judge Lewis A. Kaplan didn't order Garcia's immediate release, he did say that this was an extremely disturbing case, adding that the attorney's actions had been far below minimum standards. The authorities still have the option of trying Garcia again if they believe they have enough evidence in the matter, but according to Hoy, this is unlikely.

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