BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Charles Jones, who admitted to killing his girlfriend and his own mother in 2019, could face trial after an appellate court vacated his 40-year prison sentence — and prosecutors now want his guilty plea thrown out as well.
Jones pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter in 2023 as the case was about to go to trial and he was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
But an appellate court ruled earlier this month that Jones should never have been allowed to waive his right to a domestic violence hearing when he agreed to the plea. Jones’ attorneys say he was abused by his mother as a child, and the hearing could have led to a lesser sentence…