Prosecutors seek dismissal of latest Skakel appeal Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:30 am, Thursday, February 14, 2013 Attorneys for Skakel, a nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy, argue in the appeal filed in 2010 that his trial attorney, Michael Sherman, failed to challenge the state's star witness by finding witnesses who later rejected his claim that Skakel confessed to the crime. Skakel, who is seeking a new ... Read More