Strike by State Corrections Officers
The strike by New York State corrections officers officially ended on Monday, March 10. Still under-staffed, prisons throughout the system are slowly resuming operations, including
Conviction Vacated & Indictment Dismissed Due to Prosecutor’s Unconstitutional Peremptory Challenges
Our client, accused of attempted murder, was tried before a Queens jury in 1997. He was ultimately convicted of numerous assault counts. An investigation subsequently
Appellate Advocates Urges Passage of the Fair Courts for Immigrant New Yorkers Act
We need fair courts for immigrant New Yorkers – it’s long overdue As defense attorneys and advocates for immigrant New Yorkers, we often speak to
Exoneration Granted to Mr. Detroy Livingston, Resulting in Murder Conviction Being Vacated
Mr. Detroy Livingston was convicted of murder in 1986 and served 35 years before being paroled in 2021. On November 3, 2023, he was exonerated
Pardon Granted by Governor to Sean Stephen, Enabling Him to Pursue Citizenship
Mr. Sean Stephen came to the United States in 1970 as a child, having fled Trinidad with his family as political refugees. He has lived
Exoneration Granted to Mr. Sheldon Thomas, Who Served 18 Years in Prison for a Murder He Did Not Commit
Mr. Sheldon Thomas was arrested in 2004 at the age of 17, convicted of murder and other counts in 2007, and served more than 18
Leave Granted in Court of Appeals: People v. Estwick – Batson Step Three
Whether, under the proposed objective standard, the Batson court should make its pretext evaluation from the view of a “reasonable person” as to whether the juror’s
Leave Granted in Court of Appeals: People v. Baque – Standard in Circumstantial Evidence Cases
People v. Baque Whether the Appellate Division should apply the “evidence excludes beyond a reasonable doubt every hypothesis of innocence” standard in circumstantial evidence cases.
Leave Granted in the Court of Appeals: People v. McDonald & People v. Corr – Date of “Initial” Registration for SORA
People v. McDonald & People v. Corr When an individual has an out-of-state sex offense and was registering in that state, but subsequently moves to
Leave Granted in Court of Appeals: People v. Bohn – Sufficiency of Proof of Torture, Denial of Cause Challenges, & Expert Testimony
People v. Bohn What constitutes sufficient proof of the torture mens rea for first-degree murder. Whether cause challenges were properly denied when certain jurors defied
Leave Granted in the Court of Appeals: People v. Wright – Batson
People v. Wright Whether the trial court violated the right to a fair trial and equal protection when it ruled that the prosecution’s reasons for
