Man accused of killing FDNY medic found unfit for trial
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The Astoria man accused of fatally stabbing a veteran medic with the fire department last fall remains unfit to stand trial, a Queens judge ruled on Monday.
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City bar association doesn't approve a single candidate in one of Queens’ Civil Court races
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In a rare rejection of an entire slate of candidates, all three judicial hopefuls in the race for Civil Court judge in Queens’ 6th Municipal District were rated “not approved” by the New York City Bar Association this week.
Read MoreDespite wrongful conviction ruling, Queens DA refuses to drop 30-year-old murder case
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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.
Read MoreOpinion: Queens district attorney’s Cold Case Unit solves backlog of cases, brings closure for families
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Today’s technology coupled with increasing successes nationwide in solving cold cases has empowered investigators and prosecutors to endeavor to solve the unsolvable and begin to decrease the daunting cold case backlog.
Read MoreQueens DA delays decision to retry wrongly convicted Queens man or dismiss case
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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.
Read MoreDem DA candidate teases third party run as he launches campaign
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Democratic Queens district attorney candidate George Grasso officially launched his campaign this week. Facing an uphill battle against incumbent Melinda Katz, Grasso said he’s already begun contemplating a third party run should he be beat in the upcoming primary election.
Read More'A long journey': Appellate court overturns Queens man’s 30-year-old murder conviction
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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.
Read MoreKatz carries new energy into role as DA
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“In Queens County, we are going to have fairness and equity. We are going to start over.”
Read MoreKatz names new executive team, conviction review chief
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Katz is the first new DA elected in Queens since 1991, the year late DA Richard Brown took office.
Read MoreThe year in photos: 16 images that defined Queens in 2019
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
Read MoreKatz outlines Day One plea policy reform for Queens DA’s Office
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Katz outlined the reform during an interview with Brian Lehrer on WNYC.
Read MoreKatz will replace Queens DA executive staff with justice reform ‘true believers’
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But Katz declined to name the person who may remain in the executive staff.
Read MoreSix candidates for BP tackle community board disparities
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Whoever wins the special election will have the ultimate power to address the community board disparities.
Read MoreEx-Queens DA candidate named on annual worst landlord list
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The HPD website shows daily complaints of no heat or hot water at the building from January 16 to February 16.
Read MoreCourt reverses 2013 child sex abuse conviction, sending case back to Queens Supreme
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A spokesperson for the Queens DA said the office is “still evaluating our decision and looking at our options.”
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