Walter "Joey" Koon, 62, no longer is a convicted triple murderer.

Walter "Joey" Koon, 62, no longer is a convicted triple murderer.
U.S. District Judge James Brady has tossed out the verdict and ordered a new trial for the man who admits he killed his estranged wife and her parents in 1993.
In a 46-page ruling, the Baton Rouge federal judge characterizes the work of court-appointed lawyer Kevin Monahan — who represented Koon during the trial — as "unprofessional" and "constitutionally deficient."
A jury deliberated just 20 minutes in March 1995 before convicting Koon in the slaying of his estranged wife, Michelle Guidry Koon; her 73-year-old father, Richard Guidry; and her 66-year-old mother, Felicie Guidry. Jurors took less than an hour to recommend the death sentence.