A man who was convicted of killing two people in 1983 in a double murder trial walked out of prison last week for good. The federal appeals court that reviewed the case gave the prosecutors in Ocean County 90 days to retry him or let him go free.
Marlene Lynch Ford said today that pursuing a new trial will not happen.
The convicted killer, who's name is Anthony Alongi, who is now 80 years old, is the second defendant that has received relief by the courts. The first one, Paul Kamienski, who spent 20 years in prison, got out of prison last year. The appeals court in case stated that there was not sufficient evidence for him to have been convicted.
Mr. Alongi, who walked out of the prison facility last week, was granted the appeals court order after the court found that he should have been allowed to represent himself, and wasn't.
So go figure that one out? A man who committed a double murder is set free because he got better representation that he wanted?
