Man Convicted for Murdering Trans Woman Fails Bid for New Trial

A South Carolina man failed to convince a federal appeals court that his conviction for shooting and killing a transgender woman resulted from a biased juror, inadmissible hearsay, and insufficient evidence.

A lower court didn’t abuse its discretion in refusing to grant Daqua Ritter a new trial, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said in a Wednesday opinion.

Ritter was allegedly in a secret relationship with murder victim Ernest “Dime” Doe, who was found dead in a car beside a rural road, the opinion said. The last time Doe was seen ...