News in Brief by Alabama: The DOJ Civil Rights Division announced on Oct. 21, 2022, that a former sheriff’s deputy in Dallas County was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the middle of the day on Jan. 30, 2020. The Miami Herald reported that the then-active deputy, …
Johnson v. The City of New York, NY, Report and Recommendation, Retaliation, 2023 Case 1:16-cv-06426-KAM-VMS Document 255 Filed 02/08/23 Page 1 of 133 PageID #: 8867 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------ x MICHAEL JOHNSON, : : Plaintiff, : : -against: : THE CITY OF NEW …
NYC: The First DNA Gun Crimes Unit in America by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead In the beginning of July 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the City’s Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham announced at a press conference that NYC is opening the nation’s very first DNA …
Second Circuit Announces District Courts Must Provide Habeas Petitioners with Notice and Opportunity To Be Heard Before Dismissing Petition Sua Sponte Based on Stone’s Limitation on Fourth Amendment Claims by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that district courts must provide …
New York Court of Appeals Reverses Murder Conviction Where Trial Court’s Evidentiary Rulings Deprived Defendant of ‘Opportunity to Present Complete Defense’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeals of New York reversed Deshawn Deverow’s murder conviction after concluding the trial court’s evidentiary rulings deprived him of “a …
For $10 Billion, New Yorkers Get a Police Package Deal That Includes Corrupt Career Officers and Almost 1,000 Criminal Cases Tossed by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In August of 2022, a Bronx district attorney dismissed 133 cases linked to disgraced former NYPD Narcotics Detective Joseph Franco. Franco, a 20-year-veteran …
News in Brief by Arizona: A police officer in Scottsdale was arrested on Nov. 4, 2022, after allegedly causing a car crash while intoxicated. AZFamily reported that officer Michael Lanouar, a police detective, was taken into custody on suspicion that he had been driving a city-leased car while under the …
Hundreds of Convictions Dismissed in NYC Due to Crooked Cops by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Public defenders and advocacy groups in New York City sent letters of concern to the city’s five district attorneys in 2021 about police testimony and investigations dating back several decades. The letters …
Feliciano v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Medical and Mental Neglect, 2022 Case 1:20-cv-10033-LAK Document 86 Filed 11/29/22 Page 1 of 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------------X Madeline Feliciano, individually and as guardian of Nicholas Feliciano, -against- Plaintiff, The City of New York; New …
Santos v. The U.S.A., NY, Order, Excessive Force, 2022 Case 7:21-cv-08009-PMH Document 86 Filed 11/22/22 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ARFHY SANTOS, Plaintiff, ORDER -against- 21-CV-08009 (PMH) UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. PHILIP M. HALPERN, United States District Judge: Pre-motion …
New York Follows California’s Lead Becoming Second State To Require Microstamping of Semiautomatic Handguns by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On June 6, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that made New York the second state to require microstamping of semiautomatic pistols. It took ten years from its proposal to …
The Fortune Society, Inc. V. iAFFORD NY, LLC, NY, Complaint, Discrimination, 2022 Case 1:22-cv-06584 Document 1 Filed 10/28/22 Page 1 of 32 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. 29-76 Northern Blvd. Long Island City, NY 11101 …
Studies Place ‘Rationality’ of Residential Restrictions in Doubt by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Few terms conjure a more apprehensive reaction than “sex offender.” Yet, like those convicted of any other crimes, the vast majority of sex offenders eventually serve their sentences and return to society. Various localities have adopted …
New York State Office of the Attorney General-Second Annual Report , Oct. 2022 New York State Office of the Attorney General Office of Special Investigation October 1, 2022 Second Annual Report Pursuant to Executive Law Section 70-b I ,,.,,G,~,..,; Letitia James NYS Attorney General 0 Table of Contents 1. Introduction …
Santos v. The U.S.A., NY, Response to Dft's Letter of Intent to File a Motion on Bivens Claim, Excessive Force, 2022 Case 7:21-cv-08009-PMH Document 78 Filed 09/22/22 Page 1 of 6 COHEN & FITCH LLP 110 E. 59TH ST. SUITE 3200 NEW YORK, NY 10022 TEL: 212.374.9115 FAX: 332.777.2172 ______________________________________________________________________________ …
Santos v. The U.S.A., NY, Intent Letter to File a Motion to Dismiss Third Amended Complaint, Excessive Force, 2022 Case 7:21-cv-08009-PMH Document 77 Filed 09/20/22 Page 1 of 5 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York 86 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 By …
Forsyth v. City of Rochester, NY, Notice of Entry and Order, Failure to Comply-FOIL Request, 2022 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE -----------------------------------------------------------------------X THEODORE FORSYTH, Index#: E2018007067 Petitioner, - against - NOTICE OF ENTRY & ORDER CITY OF ROCHESTER and ROCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT, Respondents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------X …
A Drunk Off-Duty Long Island Cop Seriously Injured a Two-Year-Old. It Took Newsday Reporting to Expose his Department’s Latest Cover-Up by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The cover-up of a drunk off-duty Suffolk County PD officer rear-ending a dad and his two small sons is the latest in …
News in Brief by Canada: Techdirt reported that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”), a division of that country’s federal law enforcement akin to the FBI, used malware to spy on people’s personal communications. The report came after the RCMP admitted to doing so in the summer of 2022. The …
Manhattan DA Launches Conviction Review Unit by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins On April 20, 2022, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the formation of a Post-Conviction Justice Unit (“PCJU”) to review questionable convictions in Manhattan. The announcement included not only the parameters for filing a petition for review but …
