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NY Court of Appeals affirms attempted murder conviction
The New York State Court of Appeals has affirmed an attempted murder conviction and rejected a defense argument that the judge should have given the jury a missing witness instruction.
Second-degree murder count reversed, leaving first-degree conviction
A state appeals court has reversed a second-degree murder conviction, but affirmed a first-degree murder conviction for the killing of a witness for the prosecution.
Court of Appeals affirms convictions despite tainted transcript
New York state’s highest court has affirmed all charges in a fatal arson case despite a flawed transcript of the trial.
NY appeals court reverses manslaughter conviction
A state appeals court has reversed a homicide conviction because the guilty plea was flawed.
Rochester man convicted of second murder
A Rochester man convicted of shooting two people on Denver Street in 2023 was last week convicted of killing another man.
Murder victim’s aunt seeks killer’s money
The aunt of a murder victim will get more time to convince a judge that she should be allowed to sue the killer for $50,000 he recently received.
NY judge orders Frye hearing on ballistics in murder case
A New York Supreme Court justice in Brooklyn has ordered a Frye hearing on ballistics evidence in a murder case.
NY appeals court reverses robbery conviction over youth status
A state appeals court has reversed a robbery conviction and sent the case back to determine if the matter should be removed to Family Court.
NY appeals court vacates murder conviction for lack of evidence
A New York appeals court unanimously vacated a second-degree murder conviction because of insufficient evidence.
Man convicted of murder in shooting outside Elmira bar gets prison
A Massachusetts man convicted of murder for the 2024 shooting death of another man in Elmira learned his fate Dec. 19.
NY state appeals court orders new trial in murder case
A state appeals court reversed a murder conviction and ordered a new trial for a man accused of fatally stabbing someone in a bar fight.
NY appeals court vacates restitution in murder conviction
In a split decision, a New York appeals court has modified the restitution part of the sentence in a murder case.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Collateral estoppel: Busch v. County of Erie, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Best evidence rule: People v. Coggins
- Fourth Department – Unlawful inventory search: People v. Boatwright
- Second Circuit – Fossil-fuel powered appliances: Assoc. of Contracting Plumbers v. CNY; Mulhem Gas Co., v. Mosley
- Fourth Department – Dismissal of the indictment: People v. Anderson
- Fourth Department – Municipal liability: Battey v. Village of Youngstown
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Cindy W. v. Waterloo Central School Dist.
- Court of Appeals – Hateful Conduct Law: Volokh, et al. v. James
- Second Circuit – Free Exercise: Miller v. McDonald
- Court of Appeals – Recording police activity: Reyes v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Tax liens and levies: Besicorp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Law News
- Genesee Valley Club to pay $1.05M to settle federal case
- Major Rochester-area auto dealer accused of fraud in federal loan program
- Rochester attorney Donald O. Chesworth Jr. has died
- Split NY appeals court affirms conviction in kidnapping of daughter
- Greece man accused of stealing from class-action settlement funds
- NY AG investigating Schuyler County death involving DOCCS officer
- Rochester man files suit over ‘warning notice’ from ICE
- Lawsuit dismissed in Rochester police chase car crash
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