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New Trial Denied for Komisarjevsky

State denies request filed by Joshua Komisarjevsky's defense team.

Superior Court Judge Judge Jon C. Blue ruled this morning to deny a motion for a new trial and a request for acquittal for Joshua Komisarjevsky of .

He was given the for the triple murder in 2007 of members of the Petit family.

According to the Hartford Courant, Blue ruled that no outside influence kept Komisarjevsky from getting a fair trial.

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In a 27-page motion filed on Jan. 11, Komisarjevsky’s defense lay out four reasons there should be a new trial.

The motions included the argument that the family of the victims were “powerfully advocating” for the death penalty during the trial.

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The judge's rulings are posted in the gallery that accompanies this article.

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