Stanley Woman Won't Receive a New Trial for Killing her Ex-Boyfriend

Sunday, November 12th, 2023 -- 11:00 AM

(Eleanor Bland, WEAU) A woman serving a life sentence in the death of an Eau Claire man in 2018 will not get a new trial.

According to Eleanor Bland with WEAU, the attorneys for Ezra McCandless, who was convicted of killing Alex Woodworth in 2018, filed a motion last year claiming McCandless did not have effective counsel and said the jury got incomplete and incorrect instructions on the evidence, among other things.

A Dunn County judge said the defense team in the case was very knowledgeable and said there was a large amount of evidence presented, and denied a new trial.

In 2019, a jury found McCandless guilty of First Degree Intentional Homicide after 3 hours of deliberation. McCandless had claimed self defense in the homicide.

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