Michael Skakel to be Arraigned Today for Murder of Young Neighbor 25 Years Ago
JEANNE MESERVE, CNN ANCHOR: In Connecticut today, Ethel Kennedy's nephew, Michael Skakel, will be arraigned for the murder of a young neighbor 25 years ago. Skakel will be arraigned as a juvenile, since both he and the victim were 15 years old at the time. CNN's Deborah Feyerick joins us from Stamford with more -- Deborah.</s>DEBORAH FEYERICK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Jeanne, Michael Skakel will be here today. His lawyer says he plans to enter a plea of not guilty. This arraignment will started at about 2:00. It is expected to be quick. Skakel will be advised of his rights, and then a date will be set for a reasonable cause hearing. Now this is almost like a mini-trial, in which prosecutors will lay out their case and try to convince a judge to move this murder trial from juvenile court to superior court. Michael Skakel was just 15 years old when he allegedly beat his next-door neighborhood Martha Moxley to death with a golf club. The reported motive? He was jealous over her with flirtation with his brother Thomas. Now, during discovery, Skakel's lawyer reviewed much of the evidence gathered by prosecutors, he calls their case weak.</s>MICKEY SHERMAN, SKAKEL'S ATTORNEY: To my knowledge, there is no physical evidence, there is no DNA evidence, there is no scientific evidence or anything that links Michael Skakel to this crime.</s>FEYERICK: Prosecutors have said they wouldn't have brought this case if they didn't think they could win. Meanwhile, Mrs. Moxley tells CNN that she will be here today in court with here son John. He is her one surviving child. Mrs. Moxley tells CNN, she wants to be here to see what Michael Skakel looks like after all this time. Reporting live, Deborah Feyerick, CNN, Stamford, Connecticut.