(CNN) The Connecticut Supreme Court has vacated Michael Skakel's conviction in a decades-old murder case and ordered a new trial. He's been out of prison since 2013, when the courts first ordered a new trial. The court ruled Friday that Skakel's attorney, Michael Sherman, "rendered ineffective assistance" by failing to identify an alibi witness for his client, and that as a result, Skakel was deprived of a fair trial. Martha Moxley"We've been fighting for this for a long time," Skakel's current attorney, Hugh Santos, said. "We're happy that the habeas court was vindicated and Michael is similarly elated."

Source: CNN May 04, 2018 21:12 UTC