Ulster County Courthouse in Kingston, New York. Photo is courtesy of Michael Howard Albany Judge Orders New Trial for Manslaughter Case Where Defense Counsel Met Secretly With Law Clerk
Albany Supreme Court Justice Roger McDonough ruled that defendant Gregory Thayer, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for killing his best friend, would receive a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel
October 03, 2024 at 06:11 PM
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Criminal Law
Citing a defense attorney's "stunning" admission that he had a clandestine ex parte meeting with the law clerk for a judge presiding over his client's manslaughter trial that he didn't disclose to co-counsel, a state Supreme Court justice in Albany has ordered a new trial for the defendant.
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