Tag Archive | "Brooklyn Supreme Court"

A Detective on Trial – and a Department Too?

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Tracy Jarrett reports on the trial of NYPD detective Jason Arbeeny, a scandal that has rocked the NYPD.

“No One Wins” in Murder Conviction

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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By Alex Gecan Bedlam erupted in a Kings County courtroom this afternoon, drowning out the last of three guilty verdicts against Jarelle Washington. Washington’s relatives and friends, some of them too hysterical to be understood, [...]

New Trial Decision Postponed in Browne Murder Case

Friday, October 15, 2010

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By Caitlin Kasunich A Brooklyn Supreme Court judge postponed attorney arguments until Monday regarding whether or not a new trial should take place in the murder case against 17-year-old Tiana Browne, which ended in a [...]

Deliberations Continue in Hate Crime Murder

Monday, May 10, 2010

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Jury deliberations in the trial of Keith Phoenix, accused of killing Jose Sucuzhanay, continue today. Phoenix’s co-defendant, Hakim Scott, was convicted of manslaughter and attempted assault. He was found not guilty on charges of murder in [...]

Hate Crime Trial: The Waiting is the Hardest Part

Monday, May 10, 2010

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By Nate Rawlings A curious thing happened Friday between the hours of 3 and 7 p.m. in Part 15 of the Brooklyn Criminal Courthouse. Clerks strayed from their desks and walked around the room. Judge [...]

Hate-crime trial: Jury deliberates difference between the bottle and the bat

Thursday, May 6, 2010

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By Jeannette Neumann Hakim Scott had been riding in the backseat of his friend’s car the night that an Ecuadorian immigrant was brutally beaten just feet from the red Mercury Mountaineer. On Wednesday, attorney Craig [...]

Hate Crime Trial Opens: Nothing Good Happens At 3:00 a.m. With Bellies Full Of Booze

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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Thirty-six jurors, four attorneys, court officers, relatives, and the two defendants waited as Davi Almonte slowly entered the witness box.

Man gets 18 years for allowing 3-year-old’s murder

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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By Nate Rawlings The man convicted of not intervening while his girlfriend beat a 3-year-old to death with a pool cue was sentenced in Brooklyn Supreme Court today to 18 years to life in prison. [...]

Dispute Over Messiah Goes to Court

Friday, November 6, 2009

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Six members of the Orthodox Jewish patrol Shomrim were back in the Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday, on trial for allegedly attacking yeshiva students in Crown Heights two years ago.