A wiretap error means a Colorado Springs man sentenced to 96 years on charges of supplying methamphetamine will get a new trial.
Thomas Lynn O’Hara III was convicted in 2007 of taking part in a drug ring that moved 10 to 15 pounds of meth every week from Colorado Springs to Mesa County.
But the Colorado Court of Appeals granted O’Hara a new trial in an opinion issued last Thursday. The court ruled that Mesa County prosecutors erred in getting the correct permission for a wiretap.
Mesa County District Attorney Pete Hautzinger said Friday he may appeal to the state Supreme Court.
This article has been corrected in this online archive. Originally, due to information provided by the Associated Press, it was reported that Thomas Lynn O’Hara III would be set free instead of being granted a new trial by the Colorado Court of Appeals.
