NEW TRIAL FOR OLD MURDER

An appeals court has ordered a new trial for a Kern County man, saying he was wrong convicted of first-degree murder when a witnessed was not allowed to testify.

Danny Mathis was found guilty of beating 22-year-old Ruben Torres to death four years ago. The victim’s body was found in the trunk of a car in Weldon. A new trial date has not been set.

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