New York and the Surveillance State by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso A recent collaboration of volunteers organized by Amnesty International has tallied the number of surveillance cameras in three of New York's boroughs at just over 15,000. These cameras contribute to the quickening pace of erosion of …
Should Public Defenders Be Tweeting? by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso New York’s public defender community is gaining popularity on Twitter by telling stories from their perspective on the criminal justice system, especially when highlighting flaws and injustices. However, there is vocal criticism whether they are crossing a line in …
Blue Wall of Silence Inhibits Racial Integration in Police Departments by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss An article published May 25 by government watchdog organization VICE News stated that many police departments see a large number of Black police officers quitting. According to the report, Black police have a hard …
New Data Show NYC Gets Better, Safer Results Sending Non-Police in Response To Mental Health 911 Calls by Calls to “defund the police”—shifting budget dollars from policing to social services, whose professionals are better trained to respond to many 911 calls—got a huge credibility boost from a pilot program that …
NYPD Forced to Put Down “Digidog” Robot by On April 22, 2021, following a public outcry, the City of New York Police Department (NYPD) terminated a $94,000 contract with Boston Dynamics to test a four-legged robotic “dog” that uses artificial intelligence — rather than a remote human operator — to …
New York City Ends Qualified Immunity for Police by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 25, 2021, the New York City Council voted to end qualified immunity for police officers. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he will sign the measure making New York the first city …
News in Brief by California: Two San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officers repeatedly punched a homeless Black man they were arresting on May 12, 2021, after they allegedly caught him attempting to urinate in public. According to a report by the Washington Post, the incident was captured on a cellphone …
New York State Police, Tech. Sgt. Karl Brenon and Trooper Jared L. Lamonica Letters of Censure, 2021 loop. 11 RO\· 6/10 ... I Case Number Personnel Complaint-- Wo.rk Sheet . -. . . . ISub T~oe: Tvoe: Personnel Initiated By: . . I incident Date: 11 /30/20 I I ClV: …
Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In April of 2021, Brooklyn district attorney announced that he will seek the dismissal of over 90 drug convictions obtained as a result of false testimony by New …
Columbia University, New York State's New Death Penalty, 2021 OCTOBER 2021 New York State’s New Death Penalty: The Death Toll of Mass Incarceration in a Post Execution Era (j;] COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Cl IlR IO Ill I U About the Center for Justice at Columbia The Center for Justice is committed …
New York State Executive Order Re Declaration of Disaster Emergency Due to Conditions at Rikers Island Correctional Center 2021 No.5 EXECUTIVE ORDER Declaration of a Disaster Emergency in the Counties of the Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond and Queens Due to Conditions at Rikers Island Correctional Center WHEREAS, the Rikers …
Second Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Police Detaining and Frisking Man Based Solely on Unconfirmed Hunch by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York’s denial of qualified immunity to police who …
Data: NYPD Still Using Chokeholds Despite Ban by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Chokeholds are considered deadly and explicitly prohibited according to the New York Police Department (“NYPD”) patrol guide. Yet in practice, low-grade punishment does little to prevent the maneuver from being used in abundance by police. ProPublica, a …
Extreme Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in Wrist Slap by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon There is evidence of legal systems, considered primitive by some, that have required a false accuser to face the same punishment the falsely accused would have had to suffer had the false accusations resulted in a conviction. …
Lee v. City of Troy, NY, Memo in Support of Motion in Limine, Excessive Force, 2021 Case 1:19-cv-00473-DNH-DJS Document 67-5 Filed 04/30/21 Page 1 of 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------------X LAMONT LEE, Plaintiff, 19 Civ. 00473 (DNH/DJS) -againstTHE CITY OF TROY, PATROLMAN CHRISTOPHER PARKER, …
News in Brief by Arizona: A week after he was shot chasing a suspect, an off-duty police officer from Alberquerque, New Mexico, was arrested on February 21, 2021, for aggravated DWI. According to a report by local TV station KRQE, Officer Fouad Cherair, 29, was found by police in the …
Socially Unacceptable New York Cops by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Newly hired employees are told not to bring their personal problems, biases, and prejudices to work with them. This admonition is especially appropriate in police departments. Some officers bring racist or other hateful comments to social media [CLN, October …
New York Court of Appeals Rejects Federal Jurisprudence Allowing Searches of Vehicles Based on Warrants Authorizing Searches of ‘Premises’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The New York Court of Appeals declined the prosecution’s urging to adopt Federal jurisprudence allowing searches of vehicles based on warrants authorizing searches of premises. …
Second Circuit: Jury Instructions Regarding Defendant’s Motive to Testify Falsely Improper by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a defendant’s conviction after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued jury instructions that implied the defendant had …
News in Brief by California: A federal jury awarded a man who suffered severe head and face injuries in an encounter with a San Diego detective $1.5 million in November 2020. San Diego’s City Council, meanwhile, is expected to “approve a $2.5 million settlement, the money awarded by the jury …
