A former Queens doctor who raped at least eight women, some of whom came to him as patients, was sentenced to 24 years in prison at Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, angering a group of victims who say his sentence should keep him behind bars for life.
Read MoreThe trial of a Far Rockaway man accused of attempting to shoot two NYPD police officers began on Monday.
Read MoreAs negotiations over changes to the state’s evidence-sharing laws hold up the passage of the state’s budget in Albany, a recent criminal case in Queens appears to highlight the core of the debate over discovery.
Read MoreThe number of detainees who have had to wait three years or longer on Rikers Island while their cases sluggishly make their way through the court system has increased by nearly 180 percent in the last half decade, according to a new report.
Read MoreA Queens Supreme Court judge has called for an unscheduled conference in the case of Prakash Churaman, who is weeks away from being tried a second time for the 2014 murder of 21-year-old Taquane Clark.
Read MorePrakash Churaman, now 22 years old, appeared in court for nearly the 95th time since he was arrested in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Taquane Clark in 2014.
“While the letters are surely embarrassing to the Corporation Counsel and the Queens District Attorney, they disclose nothing that can remotely be thought to be confidential.”
“We're all just here waiting, in limbo, for my life.”
Read More“This is the fifth seizure of ghost guns in Queens since August – and we will not stop.”
Read More“Now is the time to act in the best interest of all New Yorkers, especially our low-income neighbors who have fewer options to pay cash bail and are disproportionately – and unnecessarily – held at Rikers Island.”
Read More“He’s off the roads, which will hopefully prevent anything else like this from happening.”
Read More“This was a brutal killing that stunned the community.”
Read More"The resumption of in-person arraignments is an important step toward full resumption of court operations, for which we are eager and ready.”
Read More“I believe that, if given a fair trial, we can exonerate Mr. Churaman.”
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