Kennedy relative's murder conviction reinstated

Connecticut's top court reinstated Friday the murder conviction of a nephew of the slain Robert F. Kennedy over the beating death of a 15-year-old girl more than four decades ago. In a 4-3 decision, a divided Connecticut Supreme Court ordered a lower court to reject an appeal by Michael Skakel, a nephew to Kennedy through the late attorney general's widow Ethel. Defense attorney Hubert Santos did not immediately respond to requests for comment.