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Chanel Lewis Gets New Appeal After 10 Years | New York City News
Chanel Lewis, convicted in 2016 for the brutal murder of Karina Vetrano, just received approval to appeal — a major twist after a decade-long legal saga. His team claims he was racially profiled and coerced into confessing, arguing the trial was fundamentally unfair. The case has already seen a mistrial, a retrial, and a denied appeal in 2019 — and even a recent judge’s rejection of a motion to overturn his conviction. Despite this, Lewis remains locked up for life. This new appeal signals the fight isn’t over — and it’s a stark reminder of how messy, prolonged, and unpredictable the justice…
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