$50K Bail Set for Man Convicted of Shooting Boston Detective in Face

Sean Ellis, who was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting a Boston police detective, appeared in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday for a bail hearing in the Sept. 26, 1993 case charging him with the shooting death of Boston Police Detective John Mulligan in Roslindale.

The Suffolk Superior Court Judge Carol Ball set a bail of $50,000 for Ellis. If he posts that amount, he will have to wear a monitoring device.

Sean Ellis was convicted of first-degree murder at a 1995 trial, and that conviction was affirmed in 2000. Ellis’ first motion for a new trial was denied.

According to a recent press release, Sean’s second motion was granted last week after a judge found that his trial counsel did not have certain pieces of discovery, and not because any evidence contradicts or undercuts the evidence that led to his conviction.

Ellis remains guilty of possessing the firearm that killed Mulligan and the service weapon stolen from Mulligan’s body. Terry Patterson, his co-defendant, pleaded guilty to his role in the murder. Ellis’ convictions on two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm remain.

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