Alleged arsonist charged for setting Flushing fire that killed four
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Queens man Roman Amatitla was charged on Thursday with starting a fire that killed four and injured seven in Flushing last month.
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After wrongful conviction ruling, Queens man to again face trial for murder of estranged wife
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A Queens man will again be tried for the murder of his estranged wife, 33 years after the killing. But whether or not the trial will mark the true conclusion of the case that has snaked its way through state and federal courts for decades remains to be seen.
Read MoreQueens man acquitted of murder of police officer, convicted of manslaughter
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After eight tense hours of jury deliberations, Guy Rivera was found not guilty for the murder of NYPD officer Johnathan Diller, but guilty for several lesser charges that will still likely put him behind bars for the rest of his life.
Read MoreJudge rejects attempt to dismiss case against Queens man shot by cop during mental health crisis
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A Queens judge this week refused to throw out charges against Jabez Chakraborty, a 23-year-old shot by police while in the throes of a mental health crisis in January, ruling that prosecutors did not violate his rights by indicting him while he was shackled to a hospital bed recovering from his gunshot wounds.
Read MoreQueens DA asks for $12.5M budget increase
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz told lawmakers on Wednesday that her office needs an additional $12.5 million in this year's budget after the mayor’s preliminary spending plan proposed keeping her funding nearly flat.
Read MoreDA improperly indicted Jabez Chakraborty, attys allege
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The Queens district attorney’s office quietly brought charges against Jabez Chakraborty, a 23-year-old Queens man with schizophrenia who was shot by police during a mental health crisis in late January, denying his right to testify on his behalf, his lawyers allege.
Read MoreQueens DA to appeal ruling that found prosecutors hid evidence in 1991 double murder case
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The Queens district attorney's office told a judge on Thursday that it plans to appeal her January decision to vacate the conviction of Allen Porter, a 54-year-old who served over three decades in prison for a double murder he says he didn’t commit.
Read MoreAdvocates call for more funding for atty student loan relief programs
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As budget negotiations heat up in Albany, a group of legal aid advocates are making a push for legislation that would expand attorney student loan forgiveness.
Read More‘Failed many’: Queens judge blasts mental health system during arraignment of Jabez Chakraborty
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A Queens judge decried the state’s mental health system on Friday during the arraignment of Jabez Chakraborty, a 22-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia who charged at a cop with a knife after his family called 911 for medical help last month.
Read MoreOpen-air drug market in Jackson Heights busted
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Over a dozen people who allegedly helped run an open-air drug market near a troubled stretch in Queens were indicted on felony charges this week.
Read MoreRetail theft ring that stole $2.2 mil from Home Depot busted
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Prosecutors said on Thursday that they busted a massive retail theft ring operating out of Queens that stole millions of dollars worth of items from stores across the country and resold them at a fraction of the cost.
Read MoreRikers officer accused by multiple women of sex abuse fired after conviction
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A Rikers Island correctional officer will be fired after being found guilty this week of sexually abusing a woman in his Queens home – a decision that comes years after he was first accused by multiple detained women of sexually abusing them while on the job.
Read MoreCoalition forms to defend Raise the Age ahead of potential rollback
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A group of over 220 organizations launched a new coalition this week to defend against any potential attempt to roll back the state’s Raise the Age law, which prevents the state from prosecuting 16- and 17-year-olds as adults.
Read MoreQueens man lost right to full jury trial, top court rules
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The Empire State’s highest court ruled there is a time when a person is not entitled to a full jury trial — when they deliberately and illegally sabotage the jury themselves.
Read MoreMajor street gang that recruited and targeted teenagers brought down, DA says
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Thirty-two members of an alleged street gang were arrested this week for over a dozen shootings across Queens that took the lives of rival gang members and innocent bystanders alike – and nearly a third of the defendants are underaged.
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