Monday, July 29, 2013

Brooklyn DA Will Have to Testify in Wrongful Conviction Case That Alleges Widespread Prosecutorial Misconduct




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Brooklyn DA Will Have to Testify in Wrongful Conviction Case That Alleges Widespread Prosecutorial Misconduct



For more than two years, Jabbar Collins and his lawyer have pursued a multi-million dollar wrongful conviction lawsuit against New York City. They have unearthed what they claim is damning evidence of misconduct by prosecutors in the office of Brooklyn ...









Wrongful conviction lawsuit alleges top New York prosecutor ‘rewarded misconduct’



They have unearthed what they claim is damning evidence of misconduct by prosecutors in the office of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes. They have obtained a sworn affidavit from a man who said he was forced by prosecutors to lie on the stand ...






Sunday, July 28, 2013

Abe George Drops D.A. Bid, Endorses Ken Thompson




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Abe George Drops D.A. Bid, Endorses Ken Thompson



“Ken is a man of integrity and justice who will fight to end the pattern of wrongful convictions and prosecutorial misconduct that has tainted the D.A.’s office," George said in a statement. "We now have a clear choice, and I will work hard to ensure ...









Contest for Brooklyn Prosecutor Narrows to 2



The road to a seventh term as the Brooklyn district attorney just got a little more difficult for Charles J. Hynes. Abe George, a former Manhattan prosecutor, announced on Thursday that he was dropping out of the race. He said he would instead ...






Friday, July 26, 2013

A Hynes Rival Drops Out of the Race for Brooklyn District Attorney




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A Hynes Rival Drops Out of the Race for Brooklyn District Attorney



The road for a seventh term as the Brooklyn district attorney just got a little more difficult for Charles J. Hynes. Abe George, a former Manhattan prosecutor, announced on Thursday that he was dropping out of the race. He said he would instead ...






Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Innocence, After Serving 11 Years On A Wrongful Conviction




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Innocence, After Serving 11 Years On A Wrongful Conviction



He and a co-defendant were convicted of rape and murder in 1988. The most damning evidence at the time came from a once ... Defense Lawyers to conduct a year-long review, of roughly 2,000 cases. The result could now affect thousands of convictions ...






Monday, July 22, 2013

Judge refuses to dismiss 1 count against Culpeper sheriff in wrongful conviction lawsuit




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Judge refuses to dismiss 1 count against Culpeper sheriff in wrongful conviction lawsuit



A federal judge has rejected Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins’ motion to dismiss one of the counts against him in a wrongful conviction ... Michael Hash’s conviction for the slaying in 2012, citing police and prosecutorial misconduct.






Sunday, July 21, 2013

Tables Turned at Wrongful Conviction Hearing




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Tables Turned at Wrongful Conviction Hearing



Guevara's wavy black hair had thinned and greyed, while his ample girth now rolled over his belt buckle. The trademark bling was gone. Guevara had lost his swagger, Serrano and Montanez thought. But he was the same man who, they claimed in court ...






Saturday, July 20, 2013

Fremont Roofing Gets Remarkable Results with Internet Marketing




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Fremont Roofing Gets Remarkable Results with Internet Marketing



Do not think that internet promotion is a topic that can be taken lightly or with a haphazard approach. A mentor is an invaluable resource. Many of these people will also advise you for a fee. You should also choose a marketing strategy that appeals to you ...







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Internet businesses caught price gouging customers that visit high-end websites: Always clear your cache, cookies



For additional privacy, you can also use search engines like Ixquick, Startpage, and DuckDuckGo, none of which collect and store your personal data. This is important, as many popular search engines such as Google and Bing actively track your activity and ...






Saying ‘I don’t recall’ for 324 times for fairly simple questions!




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Saying ‘I don’t recall’ for 324 times for fairly simple questions!



He’d won his freedom, and then sued the prosecutor responsible for what he insists was a wrongful conviction. Now ... Hynes, of having overseen for years an office in which similar misconduct was not only tolerated but rewarded. Hynes, who is campaigning ...






Thursday, July 18, 2013

Judge refuses to dismiss count in Culpeper suit




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Judge refuses to dismiss count in Culpeper suit



A federal judge has rejected Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins' motion to dismiss one of the counts against him in a wrongful ... Michael Hash's conviction for the slaying in 2012, citing police and prosecutorial misconduct.






Monday, July 15, 2013

Judge Refuses to Dismiss County in Culpeper Suit




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Judge Refuses to Dismiss County in Culpeper Suit



CULPEPER, Va. (AP) - A federal judge has rejected Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins' motion to dismiss one of the counts against him in a wrongful conviction lawsuit. The count alleges that Jenkins suppressed favorable evidence during the 2000-2001 ...









Judge refuses to dismiss 1 count against Culpeper sheriff in wrongful conviction lawsuit



CULPEPER, Va. — A federal judge has rejected Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins’ motion to dismiss one of the counts against him in a wrongful conviction lawsuit. The count alleges that Jenkins suppressed favorable evidence during the ...






Sunday, July 14, 2013

Judge denies Jenkins' motion to dismiss one count in Hash lawsuit




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Judge denies Jenkins' motion to dismiss one count in Hash lawsuit



Judge denies Jenkins' motion to dismiss one count in Hash lawsuit By Allison Brophy Champion abrophy@starexponent.com (540) 825-0771 ext. 101 The Daily Progress A federal judge had denied a pre-trial motion from the Culpeper County Sheriff to dismiss one ...






Saturday, July 13, 2013

Former prosecutors dropped from Beaman federal lawsuit




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Former prosecutors dropped from Beaman federal lawsuit



Attorneys for Beaman, current Judge Charles Reynard and retired judge James Souk agreed to drop the allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in the handling of the 1993 investigation into the death of Jennifer Lockmiller of Decatur. Still pending and set ...






Friday, July 12, 2013

Charles Hynes's Quixotic Prosecution of Sam Kellner Collapses; Opponent Calls on Him to Fire Top Prosecutor




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Charles Hynes's Quixotic Prosecution of Sam Kellner Collapses; Opponent Calls on Him to Fire Top Prosecutor



The high-profile prosecution in Brooklyn of an Orthodox Jew accused of paying a victim to lie about sexual abuse likely will fall apart, as prosecutors told the judge that their main witness was not credible. The dramatic turnabout in the prosecution of ...






Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Former Dublin builder loses appeal




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Former Dublin builder loses appeal



The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals released a decision recently affirming the tax fraud conviction of a Dublin man by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Following a seven-week trial, a federal jury convicted Thomas Parenteau of money ...






Monday, July 8, 2013

Less Than Total Recall




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Less Than Total Recall



For Jabbar Collins, the moment just after 9:35 a.m. on June 21 had been a long time coming. Collins had served 16 years in prison for a murder he says he didn’t commit. He’d won his freedom, and then sued the prosecutor responsible for what he insists ...









After Exoneration, Justice is Fleeting for the Wrongfully Convicted



For many, it’s harder to prove wrongful convictions due to ... 23 hours a day in confinement on Mississippi’s death row. It wasn’t until 1995 during a new trial that evidence was presented by her attorney. Witnesses testified that Sabrina and ...






Saturday, July 6, 2013

Crime scene investigator killed on his way home from work




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Crime scene investigator killed on his way home from work



A Kansas City Police Department employee was killed in an early morning wreck at 65th Street and Troost Avenue. Police said the 29-year-old police crime-scene investigator, who was the only occupant of his car, was driving home from work when ...







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Self Help in Pay-Per-Click for Online Business



Pay-Per-Click for Online BusinessThere may have been a time in life when the future didn’t seem a lot different from present-day life. If your wagon broke, you just fixed the wheel. If your spouse died, you had someone arrange you to be married to ...






Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Powerful New York Prosecutors Under Scrutiny As Many Convictions of Likely Dirty Cop Are Probed




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Powerful New York Prosecutors Under Scrutiny As Many Convictions of Likely Dirty Cop Are Probed



Hynes, the current top prosecutor in Brooklyn ... “In our experience with cases of wrongful convictions, over many years and in all five boroughs, there are elements of misconduct by the police and elements of misconduct by prosecutors,” said Steven ...






Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Retired NYPD detective investigated for misconduct




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Retired NYPD detective investigated for misconduct



The Legal Aid Society has been given a list of 20 of Scarcella’s ... who finished his career as an executive assistant Brooklyn D.A. in 1999 and now works as a defense lawyer. In each of these cases it’s not clear what the prosecutors ...









Brooklyn DA Will Have to Testify in Wrongful Conviction Case That Alleges Widespread Prosecutorial Misconduct



For more than two years, Jabbar Collins and his lawyer have pursued a multi-million dollar wrongful conviction lawsuit against New York City. They have unearthed what they claim is damning evidence of misconduct by prosecutors in the office of Brooklyn ...