BOSTON (AP) - A Boston man convicted in the shooting death of a Boston police detective in 1995 is free on bail for the first time since being arrested 22 years ago.
The Boston Globe reports Sean Ellis was released on $50,000 bail Wednesday as he awaits a new trial.
Last month, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Carol Ball ruled that Ellis was entitled to a new trial in the death of Detective John Mulligan.
Ball said Ellis didn't get a fair trial because two detectives who played key roles in the investigation later pleaded guilty to corruption charges. She also said police and prosecutors did not provide Ellis' original defense team with all of the evidence he was entitled to, including federal and police reports suggesting other people had reasons to kill Mulligan.
Prosecutors plan to retry Ellis.
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