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Murder conviction reversed for Maryland millionaire jailed in fiery death of man he hired to dig nuclear bunker under his home Jessica Schladebeck An appeals court has tossed the murder conviction of a Maryland millionaire previously found guilty in the burning death of a 21-year-old man he hired to dig out tunnels to a secret underground nuclear bunker beneath his mansion. Daniel Beckwitt was sentenced in 2019 to nine years in prison after he was found guilty of second-degree “depraved heart” murder and involuntary manslaughter for the death of Askia Khafra, who was burned beyond recognition in a 2017 fire at Beckwitt’s home. ....
Court tosses murder conviction over fire in secret tunnels by Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press Posted Jan 29, 2021 1:43 pm EDT Last Updated Jan 29, 2021 at 1:44 pm EDT COLLEGE PARK, Md. A Maryland appeals court on Friday overturned a wealthy stock trader’s conviction on a murder charge in the fiery death of a man who was secretly helping him dig tunnels for a nuclear bunker beneath a home in a tony suburb of Washington, D.C. Daniel Beckwitt, 29, was sentenced in 2019 to nine years in prison after a jury convicted him of second-degree “depraved heart” murder and involuntary manslaughter for the death of 21-year-old Askia Khafra, who was burned beyond recognition in the September 2017 fire at Beckwitt’s home. ....
A three-judge panel from Court of Special Appeals ruled this week that the evidence wasn t sufficient to sustain Beckwitt s murder conviction. But it upheld his conviction for involuntary manslaughter under a theory of gross negligence. “We always felt that this case was overcharged from the beginning,” said Megan Coleman, one of Beckwitt s attorneys. Beckwitt, who has been imprisoned since his April 2019 conviction, will be resentenced after the appeals process becomes final. Prosecutors can ask the state s highest court to review the case. Coleman said guidelines for her client s case would recommend a sentence ranging from 6 months to 5 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. ....
2021/01/30 02:48 COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) A Maryland appeals court on Friday overturned a wealthy stock trader s conviction on a murder charge in the fiery death of a man who was secretly helping him dig tunnels for a nuclear bunker beneath a home in a tony suburb of Washington, D.C. Daniel Beckwitt, 29, was sentenced in 2019 to nine years in prison after a jury convicted him of second-degree “depraved heart” murder and involuntary manslaughter for the death of 21-year-old Askia Khafra, who was burned beyond recognition in the September 2017 fire at Beckwitt s home. A three-judge panel from Court of Special Appeals ruled this week that the evidence wasn t sufficient to sustain Beckwitt s murder conviction. But it upheld his conviction for involuntary manslaughter under a theory of gross negligence. ....
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