Jose Torres was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in the death of Miguel Cruz on July 4, 2001. A state Supreme Court jury deliberated for a total of about four hours before reaching a verdict about noon, said Assistant Monroe ...

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The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Fourth Department, has granted a new trial for a woman convicted of a 2011 assault and homicide. In March 2012, Nancy James was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree assault. James, 57, is ...

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State Supreme Court Justice Francis A. Affronti has granted a hearing for a convicted killer to present new evidence that someone else actually committed the crime. Jose Torres, 49, was convicted of second-degree murder in 2002 for the July 4, ...

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A man in prison for a 2001 murder claims he should be freed because of new evidence that someone else committed the crime. Jose Torres, 49, was convicted of second-degree murder in 2002 for the July 4, 2001, fatal shooting ...

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