Partner Brian Shiffrin to argue Thomas Clayton murder appeal
Democrat and Chronicle article...
read morePartner Don Thompson prevails on a constitutional speedy trial argument before the Second Circuit
In a formerly-capital Hobbs Act robbery/murder case, the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision dismissing all remaining counts of the indictment on constitutional speedy trial grounds after the conclusion of a nearly 3 month trial in the Western District of New York. Both lower and appellate courts faulted the government for taking 2 years 10 months to decide to not seek capital punishment, taking 2 years 9 months to supercede the original indictment...
read moreETKS and NSB represent family of man killed by Buffalo Police
Partner Don Thompson together with Neufeld Scheck and Brustin is representing the family of Marcus Neal, who was fatally shot by Buffalo Police officers after he allegedly shoplifted items from a grocery store, was chased a mile and a half by several officers. The chase ended on a garage roof, where Mr. Neal was pepper-sprayed by officers and shot three times. More information here....
read moreRhian Jones now a partner at ETKS
Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin, LLP is proud to announce that Rhian Jones is now a partner in the firm, sharing our focus on client-centered representation. Rhian’s practice has a dual concentration in criminal defense and family court matters. She has represented clients in every level of a criminal case, from traffic infractions to homicides. Rhian has also represented clients in a broad range of family court proceedings, including family offenses, child neglect and abuse...
read moreCourt ruling challenges city’s policy on redacting body camera footage
Article on decision by Justice Ann Marie Taddeo holding that Rochester Police Department’s body camera policy of excising officer’s names and images prior to disclosure is improper. Read the D&C article here. Nice work by Ted...
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