A new trial has been ordered for Latarsha Sanders, a Brockton mother whose murder convictions in the deaths of two of her children were overturned by the state’s highest court. The case has been described in court coverage as involving a ritual or Voodoo-related killing.
The ruling gives Sanders another opportunity to challenge the charges and requires the case to be tried again. The decision does not resolve the underlying allegations, and the new proceedings will determine whether prosecutors can again secure convictions.
The case has also drawn attention because of its connection to the judge involved in the Lindsay Clancy case. Details of that connection, including how it affected the proceedings, were not specified in the available reports.
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