Conviction to be dropped in Michigan fire that killed 5 kids
DETROIT – Authorities are dropping a murder conviction against a man who is serving a life sentence for a fire that killed five children in suburban Detroit in 2000, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
The case against Juwan Deering was spoiled by the failure to share evidence that would have helped his defense, said Oakland County prosecutor Karen Mcdonald, who was elected last fall.
Deering didn’t get a “fair trial,” she said, adding: “This is a dark day for this office.”
Mcdonald, noting a new state police investigation of the fire, stopped short of saying the charges would ultimately be dropped.