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Rochester woman charged in stray-bullet killing near Pulaski Park
A Rochester woman last week was charged in connection with the woman killed by a stray bullet in northeast Rochester earlier this month.
Federal judge rules deputy used excessive force
A federal judge granted a motion for summary judgment against a Monroe County sheriff’s deputy who assaulted an inmate at the county jail.
Former Monroe County Jail inmate files federal lawsuit
A former Monroe County Jail inmate is suing authorities, alleging excessive force and failing to protect him from an attack by other inmates..
Attorney arrested on contraband charge
Rochester attorney Michael Witmer has been charged with attempted second-degree promoting prison contraband, a misdemeanor. On Friday afternoong, Witmer allegedly dropped off a towel at the Monroe County Jail that contained […]
Destroyed evidence leads to new rule
Juries must be told they may infer evidence destroyed by the state could be helpful to a defendant in a criminal case if the evidence is reasonably important to the […]
Woman sentenced for helping 2 men escape jail
A Rochester woman has been sentenced to five years’ probation for helping two men escape from the Monroe County Jail by slipping them saw blades hidden in a bible. WHEC-TV […]
Jail escapee pleads guilty
Joseph Mitchell has pleaded guilty to first-degree escape in connection with a March 31, 2011, incident when he escaped from the Monroe County Jail where he was being held in […]
3 saw blades found near scene of jail escape
Authorities are trying to determine if three saw blades found on a Rochester street were used by two inmates who escaped from the Monroe County Jail last week. Sheriff's department officials ...
Search widens for pair who escaped from Monroe County jail
Investigators say two inmates cut through a metal bar in their cell window and escaped from a county jail in Rochester, triggering a nationwide hunt. The pair, being held on felony charges, smashed the window ...
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Nonconsensual ingestion: Asinga v. Gatorade Co.
- Fourth Department – Drive-by shooting: People v. Bordies
- Fourth Department – Trusts wills and estates: Matter of the Estate of William J. Deline Jr.
- Fourth Department – Separation of powers doctrine: Allard v. County of Steuben
- Second Circuit – Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Creditincome Limited v. The Swiss Confederation
- Fourth Department – Circumstantial evidence charge: People v. Coleman
- Second Circuit – Sentencing conditions: United States v. McCrone
- Fourth Department – Mental illness: People v. Williams
- Fourth Department – Sex Offender Registration Act: People v. Wallace
- Second Circuit – Failure to accommodate religion: Bergin v. N.Y. Unified Court System
- Second Circuit – Sentencing: United States v. DeJesus
Law News
- Fourth Department suspends attorney for two years
- Appeals court rejects claims of speedy trial violation
- NY appeals court vacates gun convictions
- Rochester panel highlights early planning for successful business transitions
- New York sues Kalshi, says its prediction markets are illegal gambling
- Police investigate alleged misappropriation of Walworth Fire Department funds
- New trial granted for defendant unhappy with their attorney
- NY appellate court reinstates medical malpractice case