Queens DA to appeal ruling that found prosecutors hid evidence in 1991 double murder case

Queens DA to appeal ruling that found prosecutors hid evidence in 1991 double murder case

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. 

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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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'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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