Marla Maples Trump's shoe-loving publicist can walk - for now anyway.
A judge in New York overturned the conviction and 41/2-year prison term of Chuck Jones, who was accused of stealing dozens of pairs of the actress' shoes.U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin on Thursday ruled that Jones had been deprived of counsel. During Jones' trial, the judge had once barred him from talking with his lawyers overnight after a day on the witness stand.
Jones, 53, who has admitted having a shoe fetish, must be freed or given a new trial in 30 days.
He began his sentence in June for his February 1994 conviction for burglary, possession of stolen property and illegal gun possession.
Police found more than 70 pairs of Trump's shoes and boots in Jones' office and had a videotape of him entering her apartment.
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