Convicted Mansfield killer wins new trial after judge bans public from courtroom


MANSFIELD, Ohio – A Mansfield man serving a life sentence for murder was denied a fair trial because a judge needlessly barred the public from attending his trial following a near-brawl that broke out in a hallway during his trial last year, an appellate court ruled.


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