Kennedy Cousin's Murder Conviction Reinstated

Connecticut's highest court has reinstated the murder conviction of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, the AP reports. Skakel, who was convicted in 2002 of bludgeoning his neighbor Martha Moxley to death when both were 15 years old in 1975, had his conviction overturned in 2013 when a Superior Court judge ruled that Skakel's defense attorney had been inadequate. But the state appealed, and on Friday, the state Supreme Court rejected the lower court finding, ruling that the Skakel's representation was "constitutionally adequate," the Hartford Courant reports. The move sets the stage for Skakel, who was released after his conviction was overturned, to go back to prison. He was originally sentenced to 20 years to life. (More Michael Skakel stories.)