Blog Posts in April, 2012
Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By John M. Cromwell
A Queens judge has prohibited prosecutors from using a video-taped statement obtained from a defendant prior to his arraignment because the Queens DA's Office procedure of interviewing defendants ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By John M. Cromwell
Judge Takes Prosecutor To Task For Failure to Disclose Evidence A Bronx judge has held that a Bronx prosecutor acted unethically in hiding from defense lawyers that a witness had materially changed ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By John M. Cromwell
Albany politicians recently reached an agreement on a novel Juvenile Justice initiative that would transfer several hundred NYC low and mid-level juvenile delinquents currently incarcerated sometimes ...
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