ALBANY (AP) -- A New York court has upheld the murder conviction of a millionaire upstate New York businessman for the murder of his estranged wife a decade ago.
The Appellate Division panel, in a divided ruling Thursday, says there was legally sufficient proof for the Tioga County jury to convict Calvin Harris of the Sept. 11, 2001, slaying of his missing 35-year-old wife, Michele.
Harris won a retrial after his first conviction in 2007 when a new witness came forward. He was convicted again in 2009.
Michele Harris' body and the murder weapon have never been found.
The couple was in the midst of a bitter divorce and both had affairs. Authorities say Harris, who owned a string of car dealerships, killed his wife to avoid a large divorce settlement.
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