A state appeals court has reserved decision in an appeal of a murder conviction because the transcript of the trial and other court sessions is incomplete and defective. Defendant Joseph A. Meyers was convicted in July 2017 in Steuben County ...

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A state appeals court has reinstated an indictment accusing a prominent Syracuse lawyer of perjury. In January 2020, acting Onondaga County Court Judge John H. Crandall dismissed the indictment against attorney Robert Baska. In a decision released Feb. 11, the ...

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In a split decision, a state appeals court has tossed a guilty plea and the related indictment in a weapon case because police had no legal reason to pursue the defendant. Defendant Joshua Williams in September 2016 pleaded guilty to ...

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  A state appeals court has overturned a lower court decision to suppress evidence in a weapon case. In October 2019, Onondaga County Court Judge Matthew J. Doran granted a defense motion to suppress the evidence against Nissar Moore. In ...

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A state appeals court has dismissed an indictment against a man convicted of murder because the acquittal of a co-defendant contradicted the basis of the conviction. Defendant Jermaine Jennings was convicted in February 2018 in state Supreme Court in Onondaga ...

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A state appeals court has dismissed convictions on several drug-related charges because of insufficient evidence. The defendant, Keith L. Ponder was convicted in a bench trial before state Supreme Court Justice Joanne M. Winslow in July 2015. Ponder was found ...

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A state appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit filed against the city of Syracuse that had been dismissed by a lower court. The plaintiff, Gregory Roy Horst, filed the negligence complaint seeking damages for injuries he suffered when he was ...

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A state appeals Court has ordered a hearing on a motion to dismiss a robbery conviction to resolve because of a speedy trial issue. Defendant William Reed was convicted in state Supreme Court in Onondaga County in July 2018 of ...

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A state appeals court has reversed a robbery conviction and ordered a new trial because of a problem with the jury selection process. Defendant Emilio Padilla was convicted in March 2018 of second-degree robbery and third-degree fleeing a police officer ...

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A state appeals court has granted a new trial in an insurance fraud case because of improper testimony from an investigator. Defendant Christina Murray was convicted in May 2015 in state Supreme Court in Monroe County of third-degree insurance fraud ...

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A state appeals court has reversed a tampering with a witness conviction because the victim was not actually scheduled to testify at the time of the alleged incident. In April 2016, defendant Mark A. Diroma was convicted of third-degree tampering ...

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A state appeals court has reversed a guilty plea by a high school student in an assault case where the student inadvertently attacked a teacher with a knife while trying to defend herself from other students. In July 2018, the ...

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