The Brooklyn Ink

Hate Crime Trial: The Waiting is the Hardest Part

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: Minor detail could play major role for defense

By Jeannette Neumann The defense called its only witness on Monday, bringing to a close three weeks of testimony in the alleged hate-crime murder of an Ecuadorian immigrant. The mother of defendant Keith Phoenix told [...]

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

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