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Life or death legal journey for airport shooting suspect
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A legal journey that could mean life or death for the suspect in the Florida airport mass shooting has begun with the appointment of a public defender to represent the Iraq war veteran blamed for killing five people and wounding six more. U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia Valle told Esteban Santiago, 26, […]
New trial date for 3rd man charged in Genesee Street killings
ROCHESTER — A new trial date has been set for a man charged in the fatal shooting of three people outside a Rochester community center last year. A judge has scheduled June 12 as the start of the trial of 19-year-old Michael Mathis on second-degree murder charges. His trial was supposed to start Jan. 3 […]
Police charge woman with killing fiance
GATES (AP) — Authorities say they’ve charged a 49-year-old woman with fatally shooting her fiance during a domestic dispute at their suburban Rochester home. Police in the town of Gates tell local media that the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Cole Avenue. Officials say when officers arrived, they found 61-year-old Dennis Perks with […]
Williams sentenced to 32 years to life
Michael Williams, 21, was sentenced Tuesday by Monroe County Supreme Court Justice Joanne M. Winslow to the maximum of 32 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of Alexander Marquez on Jan. 5, 2012, and the assault of Christian Ramos. On that date, Williams and a 15-year-old accomplice, Treyquan Davis, met the victims […]
2nd man charged in May shooting of 2 brothers
Authorities say they made a second arrest in the fatal shooting of a Rochester man last spring and the wounding of his brother after a fight over a dice game. Rochester police tell local media outlets that 25-year-old Charles Perkins Jr. was charged Saturday with second-degree murder and assault in the May 29 shooting of […]
Man fatally shot outside sneaker store
GATES — A pair of robbers shot and killed a 19-year-old man waiting outside a store to buy a pair of newly released sneakers, police said Friday. Several people were lined up outside a closed store in the Chili Hinchey Plaza in Gates around 4 a.m. Friday waiting to buy a new, high-end sneaker by […]
Mass. man seeks justice for son killed here
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A Massachusetts man says he’s not giving up on finding his son’s killer even though it’s been a year since the fatal shooting. Paul Vasconcellos of New Bedford travels to Rochester at least once a month to distribute fliers, speak with police and even pay for billboards ...
Rochester man convicted of fatal shooting in December
A 35-year-old Rochester man has been found guilty of killing another man during an attempted robbery last December. Rochester media outlets report that a jury on Monday convicted Efrem Webb of second-degree manslaughter ...
Case Digests
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Law News
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Could legislation limiting non-compete agreements kick off a new era of workplace disputes?
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
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