New Trial for Marshfield Man Accused of Beating Girlfriend to Death
Thursday, April 25th, 2013 -- 11:10 AM
-A new trial date has been set for a Marshfield man accused of beating his girlfriend to death.In 2009, Eric Mayer, age 32, was charged with the death of his girlfriend Cynthia Tyler. Mayer told investigators that he hit her in the face after she had kicked him in the mouth. When Mayer hit her, Tyler was knocked unconscious and she later died of a rupture artery in her brain.
In March of 2010, a plea deal was reached and Mayer pleaded no contest to felony murder. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Mayer has now appealed the conviction saying he had ineffective counsel. Mayer?s attorney had been undergoing treatment for cancer at the time and has since died.
The court of appeals granted the new trial and scheduled it for August 20th.
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