A judge has granted a new trial in a lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who died after being hit by a car driven by a Penfield school district employee.
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New York state’s highest court has reversed a manslaughter conviction for a defendant accused of selling heroin to a person who later died from an overdose. Richard B. Gaworecki sold five bags of heroin on July 20, 2017, to someone ...
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A New York appeals court has reversed a drug conviction because the plea was not completely voluntary.
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WASHINGTON — Abortion already is dominating the Supreme Court’s new term, months before the justices will decide whether to reverse decisions reaching back nearly 50 years. Not only is there Mississippi’s call to overrule Roe v. Wade, but the court ...
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A New York appeals court has reversed a conviction and suppressed the evidence in a drug case because of an illegal police search.
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WASHINGTON — It’s a risky move by President Joe Biden that could come back to haunt him — and future presidents — in the hyperpartisan world of Washington politics. Democrat Biden has agreed to a request from Congress seeking sensitive ...
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A judge in Brooklyn has dismissed gang assault charges against a woman after the grand jury minutes showed no evidence to support the charges against her.
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New York has decriminalized the possession and sale of hypodermic needles and syringes as part of new laws signed this week by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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A New York appeals court has sent a case back to the lower court because the judge never issued a ruling on two defense motions.
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A New York appeals court has reversed several weapon convictions because of a lack of evidence.
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A judge in Westchester County in New York has dismissed assault and weapon charges against a defendant on speedy trial grounds.
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In a split decision, a New York appeals court has granted a new trial for part of a homicide conviction because of a problem with the judge’s instructions to the jury.
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