Troy whye

The questions — about a temporary restraining order obtained by Skinner two years before her death — were "highly prejudicial" to Whye, the three-judge panel said. It found a reasonable doubt as to whether the improper questioning "led the jury to a verdict it might not have reached otherwise. More: Ruling throws out thief's prison term. Whye, now 45, also was found guilty at a trial in , when he received a life sentence. More: High court overturns assault-rifle conviction. More: Jail lawsuits face challenge But Whye won appeals after each trial, most recently in April.

The high court said Friday it would not hear a challenge to the latest appellate decision. More: Man accused of college sex assault. Authorities say Whye, who remains in custody, stabbed Skinner 30 times as she tried to end an on-and-off relationship of about five years.

He said that before Skinner's body was found, he drove to the apartment with a woman named Marcy to get his clothes, but decided not to go inside when he saw Skinner's car in the parking lot. On direct questioning by his attorney, Brad Wertheimer, Whye described first meeting Skinner at a Trenton train station. After their son was born, he said, Skinner was angry with his lifestyle selling prescription drugs and driving a cab without a license.

Under cross-examination by Shah, there were times Whye contradicted himself about repeated calls he made to Skinner in the days before the slaying, and where he was. Whye said that days after learning about Skinner's death, he reached out to Lt.

He told Devlin, now retired, he just wanted to talk and would come in voluntarily. Devlin, he said, was wrong when he testified that Whye confessed, told Devlin he would accept responsibility for what he did, and surrender. Police arrested Whye after he boarded a train in Camden. Those officers were wrong when they reported he identified himself as Troy Washington, Whye said.

Whye said he had identification in his pocket with his real name. He used other names, he said, to buy disposable cellphones and when he did not carry his ID. This is the second time Whye is standing trial. He was convicted of first-degree murder in , but a three-judge Superior Court panel overturned the conviction, citing judicial error in instructing the jury.

The case was sent back for a retrial before Superior Court Judge Samuel Natal, who also presided over the first trial. The jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon and is scheduled to return Tuesday morning.