A split New Jersey Supreme Court granted parole Tuesday to a former militant convicted in the 1973 death of a New Jersey state trooper, in a case that has resonated for decades and been a thorny issue in U.S.-Cuba relations.
Sundiata Acoli is in his mid-80s and had had several parole bids rejected previously. His attorneys argued he has been a model prisoner for nearly three decades and has counseled other inmates.
