Young Richard Lapointe with his family Karen Lapointe-Martin stands by her ex-husband. She was called to testify yesterday. “Do you recall the day your grandmother died?” Casteleiro asked. “Yes, I…
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Lapointe hearing May 5, 2010
Richard A. Lapointe The hearing before Judge John J. Nazzaro is focusing on evidence that Lapointe’s lawyers argue was previously overlooked, including the length of time that Martin’s apartment was…
Lapointe hearing July 6, 2010
…repeatedly asserted that local police were out to squeeze a confession out of Lapointe — no matter what the facts might suggest. You can read the confessions Richard Lapointe signed…
July 6: Lapointe Habeas hearing
Tomorrow, the Richard Lapointe Habeas hearing will resume for three more days in the Rockville Superior Court. Lapointe was convicted for the 1987 murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin, his then-wife’s…
A new trial for Richard Lapointe
Richard Lapointe Rick Green had an interview today with Richard Lapointe. On Monday, a Superior Court judge in Rockville — in response to a ruling in his favor from the…
Lapointe hearing May 4, 2010
…and that none of the physical evidence found matches Lapointe’s DNA. Please, Judge Nazzaro, please be the kind of judge Lapointe should have had in the first place. One that…
Lapointe seeks $13.5M in state compensation
Richard A. Lapointe In 1992, Richard A. Lapointe was sentenced to life plus 60 years for the 1987 rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin who was found stabbed, raped, and strangled…
Lapointe hearing May 7, 2010
Richard A. Lapointe The defense lawyers trying to clear Richard Lapointe of the horrendous 1987 murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin began an attack in court last Friday on a detective…
Lapointe hearing July 7-8-9, 2010
…a new trial for Lapointe. Paul Casteleiro, Lapointe’s current lawyer, focused on what Cosgrove and Vogt didn’t do when they handled the Lapointe case in court. The time that the…
Update Richard Lapointe: Habeas denied
…prosecutors had withheld material evidence, that Lapointe’s trial and appellate lawyers were incompetent, and that new evidence proved Lapointe was innocent. The decision is another defeat in what is now…
CT Supreme Court hears Lapointe case Sept 17, 2013
CT Supreme Court hears Lapointe case Sept 17, 2013. This fantastic news came from the Bellingham Herald. Almost a year ago, I posted that Richard Lapointe was going to get…
Rest in Peace, Richard Lapointe
Journal Inquirer Richard Lapointe (Oct. 18, 1945 – Aug. 4, 2020) died of corona virus complications. “He eventually tested negative for the virus, but could not outlive its complications.” Richard…
Lapointe: DNA does not match
…match Lapointe. Also, a pubic hair found on Mrs. Martin’s sweater contained mitochondrial DNA — the DNA contributed by the individual’s mother that did not match either Lapointe or Mrs….
New Trial for Richard Lapointe!
Richard A. Lapointe The Connecticut Appellate Court ordered a new trial for Richard Lapointe. From the Hartford Courant: “In a stunning decision, the state Appellate Court Monday ordered a new…
Lapointe hearings resume Aug 2010
…brought up last Thursday during a hearing for Richard Lapointe. Mrs. Bernice Martin was raped, stabbed and strangled in her apartment in Manchester on March 8, 1987. Lapointe was convicted…
Wrongfully convicted Lapointe cannot be retried
…ordeal for Lapointe, a small man made uncommonly naive by a mental disability.” The state is still convinced that Lapointe is guilty. However, witnesses have passed away and what evidence…
Lapointe hearing May 3, 2010
…Lapointe called 911 at 8:27 p.m. Defense attorney Paul Casteleiro, contends that notation depicts the window of time in which the fire was set, and that Lapointe can be accounted…
Connecticut Supreme Court Orders New Trial For Richard Lapointe
Richard A. Lapointe Connecticut Supreme Court Orders New Trial For Richard Lapointe after the state’s appeal from Sept 17, 2013! From the Hartford Courant of March 31, 2015 is says:”the…
Retired Cop thinks Lapointe is innocent!
Richard Lapointe Donald Connery, another long time supporter of Richard Lapointe, wrote an article for the Hartford Courant. It is worth reading especially this part: “… the forthrightness of retired…
Richard Lapointe free on bail
Richard A. Lapointe Richard Lapointe free on bail as reported by CT Now: “On April 10, 2015, Superior Court Judge Joan Alexander ordered that Lapointe be released on $250,000 security…