Hate Crime Trial: And Then There Were Twelve
by Matthew Huisman “What should we do if we cannot come to an agreement on a specific count?” That was one of three notes jurors passed to Judge Patricia Di Mango during day three of [...]
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Jury Sends Another Note to Judge
Monday, May 10, 2010
The jury deciding the fate of Keith Phoenix sent an additional note to Judge Patricia Di Mango following the court’s lunch break. The note read, “What should we do if we cannot come to an [...]
Jury Returns 2 Notes
Monday, May 10, 2010
The jury deliberating the guilt or innocence of Keith Phoenix, passed two notes to Judge Patricia Di Mango. She answered the jury’s questions before sending them off to deliberate further. First, the jury asked: if [...]
A Jury’s Quiet Deliberation
Monday, May 10, 2010
Judge Patricia Di Mango made an announcement about noon time that the jury has requested no additional information nor have they passed any notes to the judge. This is a change from the jury’s behavior [...]
Deliberations Continue in Hate Crime Murder
Monday, May 10, 2010
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
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
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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 enters final stage
Monday, May 3, 2010
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 [...]
Hate Crime Trial: The Last Ride
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
By Nate Rawlings Officer Daniel Ludeman squatted in the back of the ambulance as is sped toward Elmhurst Hospital. Next to him, paramedics monitored Jose Sucuzhanay’s vital signs, making sure he was still breathing and [...]
Hate Crime Trial: Medical Examiner Says It Was the Bat, Not the Bottle
Monday, April 26, 2010
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 [...]
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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