Tag Archive | "Hate Crime"

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 [...]

Summations to Begin Wednesday in Hate-Crime Trial

Monday, May 3, 2010

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The mother of Keith Phoenix has told jurors that her husband – Phoenix’s father – is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. Defense attorney Philip J. Smallman said that Marietta Phoenix’s testimony could help weaken [...]

Defendant’s Mother-in-law Will Not Be Called in Hate-Crime Trial

Monday, May 3, 2010

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The attorney for defendant Keith Phoenix withdrew his initial request to call Phoenix’s mother-in-law as a witness in the ongoing hate-crime trial. Attorney Philip J. Smallman says Phoenix’s mother-in-law would have testified that she is [...]

Hate-crime trial enters final stage

Monday, May 3, 2010

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Prosecutors have rested their case after calling a New York City police detective and a forensic biologist to the stand to testify in the ongoing hate-crime trial of Hakim Scott and Keith Phoenix, who are [...]

Witnesses to Testify in Hate-Crime Trial

Monday, May 3, 2010

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The third week of the hate-crime trial of Keith Phoenix, 30, and his friend, Hakim Scott, 26, began at 11:30 a.m. Prosecutors will call two witnesses today. Moments ago, Scott confirmed he would not testify [...]

Live from the Jose Sucuzhanay Hate-Crime Trial

Monday, May 3, 2010

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The Brooklyn Ink is in court every day following the trial of Keith Phoenix and Hakim Scott who are charged with the hate-crime murder of Jose Sucuzhanay. Jeannette Neumann is reporting from Jay Street today.

Hate Crime Trial: A Day of Confessions

Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Keith Phoenix and Hakim Scott are on trial for allegedly shouting homophobic and racial epithets while brutally beating Jose Sucuzhanay, who died days after the 2008 attack. Jurors heard testimony on Wednesday from two New York City Police Department detectives, drawing to a close the second week of the ongoing trial.

Witnesses Testify in Jose Sucuzhanay Murder Trial

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Two witnesses testified for the prosecution as the murder trial for Keith Phoenix and Hakim Scott resumed after a long weekend break. Kuson Nelson, a resident of Bushwick Avenue, testified that he was returning home the [...]

Hate Crime Trial: Medical Examiner Says It Was the Bat, Not the Bottle

Monday, April 26, 2010

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By NATE RAWLINGS In the first three days of grueling and at times gut-wrenching testimony, prosecutors presented witnesses, transcripts, tapes, and documents that prove Jose Sucuzhanay died after an altercation with Keith Phoenix and Hakim Scott. The [...]

Hate Crime Trial: A Brother’s Testimony, and Stare

Friday, April 23, 2010

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By Amanda Massa Romel Sucuzhanay had been on the witness stand for half an hour, looking as if he wished he were anyplace else. He looked off into the middle distance, and at the interpreter [...]