Nearly 30 years ago, a jury found Chad Breland guilty of two Far Rockaway home invasion robberies, despite his claims that he did not commit the crimes.
Read MoreThe city is on pace to hand out a record amount of tax-payer dollars to settle police misconduct cases this year, thanks in no small part to a number of cases where police misconduct led to the wrongful convictions of Queens residents.
Read MoreThree Queens men had their convictions overturned this week. Altogether, they served well over half a century in prison for crimes they did not commit.
Read More“We actually have constitutionally protected free speech rights to put this information in the public realm.”
Read MoreAfter serving 26 years in prison for two armed robberies he says he didn’t commit, Breland was released last week. An investigation found he was wrongfully convicted.
Read More“I waited a long time to hear those words and when it finally happened, I was speechless.”
Read More“Unfortunately, the 2,800 exonerations we know about only begin to tell the story of wrongful convictions and the toll they take.”
Read More“I wasn't surprised. I was gratified, but I wasn't surprised.”
Read More“I do not want the students to be unnecessarily distracted.”
Read MoreCharles Testagrossa “deliberately” withheld key evidence to convict three men for murder, a judge said.
Read MoreThe gun was obtained during an illegal search and seizure, his attorney says.
Read More“Somebody has to figure out how to stop innocent people from going behind that wall.”
Read MoreWrongful conviction lawyers have submitted the case to the Queens DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit.
Read MoreAn attorney alleges that investigators manufactured a reason for interrogating his client and that a prosecutor withheld key pieces of evidence.
Read More“As DA, I will make Queens a leader in addressing wrongful convictions.”
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