Andrew Denney

September 12, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A Brooklyn appeals court said a man's 20-year-old murder conviction that a lower court tossed out last year should have stuck, finding that the prosecution in the case played by the rules and did not withhold key evidence from the defense.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

September 11, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Since joining the force in 2002, Det. David Terrell has been the target of more than 20 lawsuits that include allegations of police brutality, false arrest and other misconduct, but nine of the cases, including four since the beginning of August, have been thrown out for various reasons.

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read

September 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In a first for New York, anyone with convictions of low-level possession will be eligible to file a motion to vacate their convictions as well as dismiss the underlying charges.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

September 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The Legal Aid Society, New York City's largest provider of indigent criminal defense services, said relatively low salaries are to blame for difficulties in retaining talent and is calling for more funding from the city government to increase public defenders' paychecks.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

September 06, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Barbs were already flying in the hours leading up to the debate, in which Democratic hopefuls to become New York's next attorney general sparred

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read

September 06, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A unanimous panel of the Appellate Division, First Department denied Fidessa Corp.'s motion to dismiss a suit filed by Christopher Morse, who says he was fired because his wife, who was also his co-worker, left Fidessa for another financial services firm.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

September 06, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The supervising judge of the Bronx Criminal Court is actively weighing a run for Queens District Attorney next year, sources have told New York Law…

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

September 05, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Criminal justice reforms recently enacted by the New York City government with the intent to take a lighter touch on low-level offenses have led to a dramatic reduction in the number of offenses being handled in criminal courts, according to a new report.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

August 31, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Plaintiffs in the stop-and-frisk litigation against the New York City Police Department said that a federal monitor's proposed confidentiality order would hide key data, such as how often officers are stopping subjects, under a blanket of secrecy.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

August 29, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Queens Supreme Court Justice Gregory Lasak will step down from the bench on Sept. 14, which sources say has created speculation that he may be eyeing a run for Queens district attorney when the office opens up next year.

By Andrew Denney | Colby Hamilton

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