A man convicted of killing a Boston police detective in 1993 who was granted a new trial on appeal is headed to court to seek bail.
Prosecutors say Sean Ellis is scheduled to appear in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday for a bail hearing.
The 40-year-old old Ellis was convicted at his third trial in 1995 of shooting Detective John Mulligan. Mulligan was shot five times in the face while he slept in his car while on a security detail in September 1993. Ellis’ first two trials ended in hung juries.
A judge last week granted Ellis a fourth trial, saying authorities withheld information from Ellis’ trial lawyer.
Prosecutors noted that there was nothing in the judge’s decision that contradicted or undercut evidence that led to Ellis’ conviction.
