Krishna Maharaj sits for an interview in Miami Dade county jail in Miami, Florida, October 15, 2012. REUTERS/David Adams
MIAMI (Reuters) - Lawyers for a British man convicted in Florida for a 1986 double homicide sought to reopen the case on Tuesday, claiming that three Colombian drug traffickers were the real killers.
Krishna Maharaj's lawyers have contended for years that Colombian cartels were responsible for the shooting deaths of Derrick and Duane Moo Young, but the defence motion filed in state court represents the first time the lawyers were specific in their allegations.
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