Yesterday, a judge ruled that the police "expert" who looked at the hard drive did not perform adequate checks for adware and spyware, and that an expert for the defense had not been afforded enough of a chance to present his evidence. Thus the jury did not have the correct evidence to make a judgement, and she should be afforded a new trial. A victory for the army of internet bloggers who took up the cause, and the dozen or so computer experts at our local colleges who took out ads in local papers (at their own expense) saying the original verdict was flawed. It is uncertain if the State will proceed with second trial or drop charges.
In a kind of bizzare side note, Amero's new lawyer for this phase of the case is William Dow, who defended disgraced ex-Connecticut governor John Rowland.
Norwich Bulletin - www.norwichbulletin.com - Norwich, Conn.
Amero gets new trial in porn case By GREG SMITH Norwich BulletinNEW LONDON -- Flawed testimony by a state expert witness led a Superior Court judge Wednesday to order a new trial for
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