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Mark Cardilli, Jr. argued the shooting was in self-defense and a judge tossed his conviction last year

The justices concluded that even if Mark Cardilli Jr. believed he needed to shoot Isahak Muse, that belief was "objectively unreasonable."

Mark Cardilli Jr. will likely have to return to prison after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that a decision to vacate his manslaughter conviction was incorrect, and he has no basis for a self-defense argument.

Mark Cardilli Jr. will likely have to return to prison after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that a decision to vacate his manslaughter conviction was incorrect, and he has no basis for a self-defense argument.

Maine’s supreme court has reversed an order for a new trial for a white man who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting his sister’s Black boyfriend in 2019. A judge

The Portland man will likely have to return to prison after the Supreme Judicial Court rules that a decision to vacate his manslaughter conviction is incorrect, and he has no basis for a self-defense argument.

Getting away with murder

Mark Cardilli Jr., of Maine, was convicted of manslaughter for shooting his sister's Black boyfriend in 2019. A judge ordered a new trial.

Mark Cardilli Jr. says he killed Isahak Muse in self-defense during a confrontation that escalated after Muse refused to leave the Cadilli family's home when asked by the parents.

Mark Cardilli Jr., who admitted to shooting his sister’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Isahak Muse, in 2019, was freed on $20,000 cash bail Friday and will get a new trial if the state's appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court is rejected.