HARTFORD — Former State Sen. Ernie Newton on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court for a chance to overturn his 2012 conviction for violating campaign laws. Mark Rademacher, a public defender representing Newton, told the court that the colorful Bridgeport politician did not "knowingly and willfully" commit a crime during his failed election bid, and that jurors at his trial were not told he had to know he was violating the law in order to convict him. "With murder, you don’t need to know the law," Rademacher told the justices. "With election law, you do." Senior State’s Attorney Kevin Shay stressed that as a candidate, Newton signed numerous documents pledging to follow "all applicable" campaign finance laws.
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