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MEDIA COURTHOUSE — Convicted cop killer Maurice “Ece” Day has lost the first round of his protracted appeal process to overturn his first-degree murder conviction in the 2001 shooting death of Chester Police Cpl. Michael Beverly.Delaware County Senior Judge Charles C. Keeler, in a ruling made public Tuesday, denied Day’s motions. The decision will be appealed to the state Superior Court, according to defense attorney Scott Galloway.Assistant District Attorney Michelle Hutton, who handled the appeal for the district attorney’s office, had argued the defendant’s claims of ineffectiveness of counsel lacked merit.”(Day) received a fair trial and the evidence of his guilt was overwhelming,” said Hutton. “We’re pleased the court denied his petition.”Day, 25, who had been living in the 1100 block of Ward Street, Chester, at the time of Beverly’s shooting death, had attempted an escape during his trial. The slightly built Day was able to slither through an opening in his jail cell at the courthouse. The opening was used to pass in food to prisoners. He was captured within minutes by sheriff’s deputies.The escape try was made March 2, 2004 — the same day a jury convicted him of first-degree murder. However, the same panel later that date could not agree on imposing the death sentence. He is now serving a life sentence imposed by Keeler. Keeler sentenced Day to the life term without parole, as is required if a jury cannot agree on capital punishment.Beverly was shot multiple times while on duty in the 1000 block of Ward Street in the city on Oct. 16, 2001. His body was discovered near his unmarked police car. His car keys were clenched in his hand and his gun was still secured in his holster.During the trial, Deputy District Attorney James Mattera presented testimony that the defendant laid in wait and ambushed Beverly. The prosecutor argued that Day was motivated to kill because he was “teased, taunted and ridiculed” about Beverly’s relationship with the defendant’s mother by members of the notorious Boyle Street Boys. Several gang members testified during the trial for the prosecution and linked Day to the killing.In her memorandum, Hutton stated that Day was considered one “of the young boys of the group.” The Boyle Street Boys were “known to be violent, carry guns and sell drugs.” Among the gang members who linked Day to the crime was Brian Rogers, 25, who is in federal prison after pleading guilty in federal court in one killing and conspiracy in another. He testified during Day’s trial that the defendant admitted killing Beverly. “He shot him in the face a couple of times,” Rogers quoted Day as saying.Another piece of crucial testimony came from Day’s cousin who was not a gang member. “I asked (Day) if he done it. He (Day) told me he killed the cop — he shot him. He said he done it. I’m not sure of his words,” the witness told the jury.Hutton in her legal memorandum maintained the evidence included the “defendant’s admission of the crime to numerous people.””The evidence was sufficient to prove the defendant’s guilt. The guilty verdict was amply supported by the record and was neither shocking nor offensive to one’s sense of justice,” she wrote in support of the verdict.