Gage Ashley, a 25-year-old Auburn resident whose murder conviction was previously overturned, was re-indicted and arraigned in Cayuga County Court on Thursday.
The Citizen reports that Judge Thomas Leone heard the case in which Ashley was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree attempted robbery, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon related to the 2019 death of 36-year-old Joshua A. Poole.
Ashley’s prior conviction was overturned in May 2023 by the state Appellate Division-Fourth Department, stating the grand jury in the original indictment was illegally constituted due to a juror’s criminal history.
Due to the manner in which the conviction was vacated – prosecutors were able to re-charge Ashley.
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