Posted on Jul 25, 2016 By John M. Cromwell
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
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Posted on Jun 28, 2016 By John M. Cromwell
In a unanmous opinion, the New York State Court of Appeals has reversed an Appellate Division, First Department case and granted the defendant Tyrell Ingram, a new trial, ruling that the trial court ...
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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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