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New York Law Journal

Freed Defendants Awarded $36 Million in Nassau Suit

John Restivo and Dennis Halstead were convicted for the 1984 rape and murder of a teenage girl but sued the county and ex-detectives after being freed in 2003 when DNA from the victim's body did not match that of the defendants.
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New York Law Journal

Attorney Is Disbarred Following Larceny Plea

Nadine Parkes of Middletown, who pleaded guilty to a theft charge last year, has been disbarred by a Brooklyn appellate panel.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Forbess v. Franke

By | April 18, 2014
4 minute read

The Recorder

United States v. Taylor

By | April 18, 2014
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

AG Replaces Head of Conviction Review Unit

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced that Gail Heatherly will take over as head of the conviction review unit, which was created in 2012.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Split Court Faults Proof of Similar Ring Theft

A man accused of stealing a $30,000 diamond ring is entitled to a new trial because a judge allowed testimony from a woman who said that he stole rings from her as well under similar circumstances, a divided state appeals panel has ruled.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Openings Completed in Trial of Accused Terrorist

After accused al Qaida conspirator Mustafa Kamel Mustafa's request to deliver his own opening statement was rebuffed, Joshua Dratel opened for the defense, telling the jury that the leader at a radical mosque in London never lifted a finger to help al Qaida. Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward Kim presented a dramatically different view.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Scalia, Ginsburg Offer Amendments to the Constitution

Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg discuss their proposed amendments to the Constitution, their writing styles and government surveillance.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Norm Pattis: Client Communications Can Be Burden For Small Firms

Words like "reasonable" are what assure that lawyers will never lack for work. We can endlessly debate, litigate and then decide what "reasonable" means without ever coming to agreement. Hence, the never-ending flow of cases involving the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizure.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Cobb Jury Takes Just 12 Minutes to Acquit Driver in Fatal Crash

It took 12 minutes for a Cobb County State Court jury to acquit a Florida long-haul truck driver of vehicular homicide last week.
4 minute read

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