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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jasmine Fernández

Mackenzie Shirilla is now arguing that her trial for killing two friends in crash violated her constitutional rights

Mackenzie Shirilla, who is serving a life sentence for intentionally crashing a vehicle at high-speed into a brick wall and killing two passengers, is arguing in new court filings that her original trial and imprisonment violated her federal constitutional rights.

Shirilla, 22, filed a federal habeas corpus petition on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The filing asks a federal judge to set aside her murder conviction and grant a new trial.

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