Mackenzie Shirilla’s lawyers ask federal court to throw out murder conviction, order new trial

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Lawyers for Mackenzie Shirilla have filed a federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus, asking a federal court to vacate her murder conviction and grant her a new trial.

Shirilla was convicted of murder and sentenced to 15 years to life following a 2022 car crash that killed her boyfriend and a friend.

Claims of ineffective counsel

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