HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is arguing that pretrial publicity, leaks and unprepared defense lawyers are among the reasons a judge should throw out his 45-count conviction for child sexual abuse.
Sandusky's lawyer filed an appeal Wednesday that says his constitutional rights were violated and his attorneys weren't effective.
The petition says Sandusky's right to a fair trial was ''crushed under a stampede of vitriol, rage and prejudice'' that warrants a new trial and ultimately the dismissal of charges.
The petition argues that the accusers' stories changed and that prosecutors' case was based on incompetent, unreliable and inadmissible testimony.