Andrew Denney

March 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Although Judge Denny Chin acknowledged that prosecutors had withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense and attempted to present evidence that would unfairly prejudice the defendant, he said they did not act "flagrantly, willfully or in bad faith."

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

March 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Robert Pitler, a longtime Brooklyn Law School professor who served as counsel to former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, has died. He was 74.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

March 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson's office has hired four new assistant district attorneys who recently completed a one-week training and have started working for various divisions within the office.

By Andrew Denney

1 minute read

March 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A unanimous Second Department panel affirmed a Queens trial court ruling that the district attorney's office failed to justify police officers' warrantless entry onto Horatio Morris' property, where officers found a gun in a black plastic bag that Morris had dropped in his driveway.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

March 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A unanimous Second Department panel affirmed a Queens trial court ruling that the district attorney's office failed to justify police officers' warrantless entry onto Horatio Morris' property, where officers found a gun in a black plastic bag that Morris had dropped in his driveway.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

March 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Counsel for Daniel Pelosi argued before the Second Department Friday that the lead prosecutor in his high-profile trial for the murder of a Wall Street financier prejudiced the jury during cross-examination by painting a picture of Pelosi as a womanizer and a sadist who was prone to fits of rage.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

March 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Counsel for Daniel Pelosi argued before the Second Department Friday that the lead prosecutor in his high-profile trial for the murder of a Wall Street financier prejudiced the jury during cross-examination by painting a picture of Pelosi as a womanizer and a sadist who was prone to fits of rage.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

March 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors in a first-degree manslaughter trial used race-based challenges against two black prospective jurors, requiring the reversal of the defendant's conviction and a new trial, a Second Department panel has ruled.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

March 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors in a first-degree manslaughter trial used race-based challenges against two black prospective jurors, requiring the reversal of the defendant's conviction and a new trial, a Second Department panel has ruled.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

March 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office has reached a settlement agreement with the country's three largest credit reporting agencies to increase consumer protections, including making it easier to dispute mistakes on credit reports and lessening the effects of medical debt.

By Andrew Denney and Associated Press

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