An octogenarian convicted of murdering an NJ trooper nearly 50 years ago in one of the state’s most infamous crimes should be released from prison, attorneys argued before the state Supreme Court , despite the state parole board concluding he is a risk.
In a 2-1 ruling in late 2019, another appeals court upheld the board’s decision, agreeing with the board’s conclusion that there was a substantial likelihood Acoli would commit another crime if released.
According to court documents, Acoli’s gun went off during a struggle with Foerster, who had responded as backup after another officer pulled over the car for a broken tail light. The state contended Shakur shot Trooper James Harper, wounding him, then took Foerster’s gun and shot him twice in the head as he lay on the ground. A third man in the car, James Costen, died from his injuries at the scene.
That answer showed that despite Acoli’s professing to accept responsibility, “he goes to blaming the victims here,” Stephanie Cohen, an assistant state attorney general representing the parole board, told the court. The board didn’t find Acoli’s expressions of remorse credible and felt he didn’t fully understand why he believed violence was necessary to affect social change, Cohen added.“Being a model inmate does not indicate necessarily being a model citizen,” she said.
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