N.J. court tosses rape case because prosecutors revealed defendant's immigrant status
Updated Jan 18; Posted Jan 18
By S.P. Sullivan
New Jersey's highest court on Thursday threw out the conviction of an undocumented immigrant accused of serial sexual assault in part because prosecutors revealed at trial he was in the country illegally.
The state Supreme Court found Alexis Sanchez-Medina, who was serving more than 10 years on charges he attacked four women in the summer of 2012, did not receive a fair trial because the disclosure of his immigration status may have prejudiced the jury.
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/01/court_tosses_rape_case_over_improper_immigration_q.html
