Queens man awaits retrial over two years after his murder conviction was overturned

Queens man awaits retrial over two years after his murder conviction was overturned

Two and a half years after his 1993 murder conviction was overturned, a Queens man and his attorneys claim that they are ready for the retrial but have been subject to countless delays from the Queens district attorney’s office and the courts.

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‘Sickening’: Victims blast prison sentence for Queens doctor who raped patients

‘Sickening’: Victims blast prison sentence for Queens doctor who raped patients

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.

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Dismissed Queens criminal case highlights discovery debate

Dismissed Queens criminal case highlights discovery debate

As 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.

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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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