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Austin Babb Exonerated in 2010 Bronx Murder; Freed After Five Years in Prison

March 10, 2021 Eric Klein 0

To build the case against Babb, police used a five year old photo of him in photo lineups – showing him at age 15 – then failed to alert prosecutors to instances in which witnesses failed to identify him as the culprit.

Bronx Prosecutor Sues Over Sexual Harassment, Retaliation in SVU

November 20, 2020 Sasha Gonzales 0

Heba Abdelaal, a Muslim woman working cases in the DA’s office Special Victims Unit, says her supervisor showed her pictures of a defendant’s penis and sexually harassed her within a unit rife with unlawful behavior.

Bronx DA to Trade iPads, Cash Cards for Operable Guns

October 21, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

Amid a surge in shootings in the borough, DA Darcel Clark’s Office is partnering with the Yankees to trade Apple tablets for street guns.

After Revelations of Wasted Tax Dollars, State Keeps Construction Costs For Troubled Bronx Courthouse Secret

May 2, 2019 Kevin Deutsch 0

The state Dormitory Authority this week declined to make public the amount of taxpayer funds spent to construct the troubled Bronx Hall of Justice, including expenditures on the building’s still-shuttered civic plaza and rooftop rock garden, following a Bronx Justice News investigation.

Accused Killer Wins New Trial in Bronx Drive-By Slay

April 23, 2019 Kevin Deutsch 0

An appeals court threw out Reginald Goldman’s manslaughter conviction Tuesday, ruling that his lawyer was improperly denied an opportunity to review the search warrant authorities used to extract Goldman’s DNA.

Protester Arrested Outside Bronx Courthouse Sues State, Says NY Law Violates First Amendment Rights

April 7, 2019 Kevin Deutsch 0

Activist Michael Picard, who was arrested outside the Bronx Hall of Justice, says a law criminalizing certain speech within 200 feet of a courthouse violates his constitutional rights.

Bronx DA To Clear All Outstanding Summonses for “Quality of Life” Crimes

March 18, 2019 Kevin Deutsch 0

The announcement comes after Queens City Council Member Rory Lancman sent a letter to all five city DA’s last week urging them to “dismiss all criminal summonses for offenses that were effectively decriminalized by the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2016.”

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