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Murder conviction overturned in fatal shooting of Philadelphia officer
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia Police officer had his conviction overturned after serving a decade of his life sentence, NBC Philadelphia reported.
A judge overturned the murder conviction of Rafael Jones due to disgraced detective Philip Nordo’s involvement with the case.
Jones was sentenced to life in prison, as investigators at the time determined it was he who fired the fatal shot.
On Aug. 3, a judge overturned Jones’s conviction and ordered a new trial for him because of Nordo’s involvement.
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 President Roosevelt Poplar told NBC 10 that the judges decision in the case was “disappointing.”