After eight years, Prakash Churaman walked out of the Queens Criminal Courthouse a free man on Monday. He first walked in as a teenage boy facing murder charges.
Read MoreJudge Kenneth Holder said Tuesday that Prakash Churaman’s attorney would no longer be allowed to physically share evidence in the case with his client, who will only be able to view the evidence in his attorney’s office. The order, according to Holder, is designed to limit communications with the press.
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.
“We're all just here waiting, in limbo, for my life.”
Read MoreFor the 90th time in his young adult life, Prakash Churaman appeared in Queens Criminal Court Monday to proclaim his innocence in a murder he was accused of taking part in when he was 15 years old.
Read More“I believe that, if given a fair trial, we can exonerate Mr. Churaman.”
Read MoreAn expert on coerced confessions should have been allowed to testify, the judges ruled.
Read MoreAt Churaman’s sentencing on Tuesday afternoon, Justice Kenneth Holder was shocked that the now 19-year-old continued to maintain his innocence.
Read More“Looking at 18-, 19-, 20-, 21-year-olds, we know that these settings don’t meet their needs.”
Read MoreChuraman was 15 when he, Elijah Gough, 28, and a third man commited a deadly home invasion in Jamaica.
Read MoreFour families are in grief as two young men face nearly a lifetime behind bars after confessing to murder.
Read MoreThe defense team representing a teenager who grew up on Rikers Island after allegedly taking part in a deadly 2014 home invasion says it’s “troubled” that a third suspect is getting away with murder.
Read MoreHe has spent nearly four years on Rikers Island.
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