USA - Connecticut. The State Supreme Court overturned Richard Reynolds' death sentence

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that Richard Reynolds' murder convictions will be upheld, though his death sentence will be overturned, according to media reports. Reynolds has been previously convicted for killing a police officer, Walter Williams, during a routine patrol in 1992 and was sentenced to death. The state, however, has since abolished capital punishment as of last year. Reynolds attempted to appeal his sentence, claiming his public defenders failed to question jurors about racial biases. They reportedly also failed to introduce evidence that Reynolds suffers from an antisocial personality disorder. Justices ruled that Reynolds be resentenced to life in prison without possibility of release by a lower court. The 10 men remaining on death row are expected to be resentenced to the same punishment following Reyonlds' ruling.