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Former student Alexander Pring-Wilson was tried and convicted last fall for fatally stabbing Michael D. Colono during an altercation outside a pizzeria on Western Avenue, in what Pring-Wilson argues was self-defense. But the three-week trial may have been for naught if Judge Regina Quinlan orders a retrial in light of a recent Superior Judicial Court (SJC) ruling, which asserted that evidence of a victim’s violent past is admissible in court...
...Quinlan had rejected attempts by the defense to introduce Colono’s criminal history during trial. She first reconvened the parties in April to discuss reopening the high-profile case. After a final discussion with counsel last Wednesday, Quinlan is currently deciding whether Pring-Wilson is entitled to a new trial...
...case that prompted the decision, Rhonda Adjutant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for killing Stephen Whiting. Quinlan also forbade Adjutant, who pleaded self-defense, from introducing evidence about the victim’s alleged violent past...
...implications of the decision do not apply retroactively, and “shall apply only prospectively.” Thus Quinlan is not forced to retract her ruling excluding evidence about Colono’s past history in the Pring-Wilson case. However, she voluntarily called the upcoming hearing and will consider a new trial if she determines that Colono’s history is relevant to the case...
...Although the court views the evidence as legally sufficient to support the verdict returned by the jury, the integrity of the evidence has been rendered suspect as a result of the decision of the SJC,” Quinlan stated in a court order. The District Attorney’s Office rescheduled the hearing, which was originally on the second anniversary of Colono’s slaying, April 12. Pring-Wilson’s attorneys could not be reached for comment yesterday...