Conviction in killing of 81-year-old Jersey City woman overturned on appeal

The 2019 murder conviction of a Jersey City man has been thrown out by an appeal court that ruled police violated his constitutional rights during an interrogation.

Jeffrey T. Harley had been serving life in prison without parole in the 2016 killing of his 81-year-old neighbor, Lucila Cardenas Viejo, in her apartment.

He was also sentenced to more than 30 additional years for related charges, including armed robbery and burglary…

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