Prosecutors knew witness to ‘93 Queens murder had bad vision – they’re retrying the man she ID’d anyway

Prosecutors knew witness to ‘93 Queens murder had bad vision – they’re retrying the man she ID’d anyway

More than three decades after Michael Robinson was convicted of murder – and more than a year after that conviction was overturned – the reliability of the only witness to the slaying is being called into question.

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Following wrongful conviction ruling, Queens DA to retry 30-year-old murder case

Following wrongful conviction ruling, Queens DA to retry 30-year-old murder case

Despite new DNA evidence that led to a group of judges ruling he had been wrongfully convicted of his estranged wife’s murder, Michael Robinson will be retried in the 30-year-old case, Queens prosecutors decided this week.

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‘Exonerated but not vindicated’: Top court rejects Queens DA’s attempt to reverse wrongful conviction

‘Exonerated but not vindicated’: Top court rejects Queens DA’s attempt to reverse wrongful conviction

The Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by Queens prosecutors to overturn a ruling made by a mid-level court earlier this year that found that a local man had been wrongfully convicted of a Bayside murder three decades ago. 

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Despite wrongful conviction ruling, Queens DA refuses to drop 30-year-old murder case

Despite wrongful conviction ruling, Queens DA refuses to drop 30-year-old murder case

Michael Robison was found by appellate court to have been wrongfully convicted of the 1993 murder of his estranged wife. But despite the ruling, Robinson’s claims of innocence, his completed sentence and newly-discovered DNA evidence, the Queens DA is attempting to reverse the appellate court’s decision and get the case kicked up to the Court of Appeals.

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Queens DA delays decision to retry wrongly convicted Queens man or dismiss case

Queens DA delays decision to retry wrongly convicted Queens man or dismiss case

Nearly 30 years after being convicted of a murder he says he didn’t commit, Michael Robinson had a chance to once and for all clear his name this week. But the Queens district attorney’s office said they weren’t quite ready to do so.

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'A long journey': Appellate court overturns Queens man’s 30-year-old murder conviction

'A long journey': Appellate court overturns Queens man’s 30-year-old murder conviction

Three decades after Michael Robinson was arrested for a Queens murder he says he didn’t commit, an appellate court overturned his conviction. He now waits for the Queens district attorney to decide whether or not to retry him or to clear his name once and for all.

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