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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Prosecutors have dismissed Angel Carrasquillo’s claim that he, not Jose Torres, fatally shot Miguel Cruz on July 4, 2001, but they now believe he was an accomplice in the killing. “Based upon that new information we reopened the investigation and ...

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The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office apparently now believes that Angel Carrasquillo killed Miguel Cruz on July 4, 2001, but they are continuing to prosecute Jose Torres for the same crime. Carrasquillo was indicted on a second-degree murder charge in ...

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The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office plans to re-try a man whose 2002 murder conviction was overturned Wednesday. State Supreme Court Justice Francis A. Affronti vacated the conviction and granted a new trial to Jose Torres, 48, who is serving 25-years-to ...

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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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