Murder indictment dismissed
“A state Supreme Court justice has dismissed the murder charges against two men accused of a May 2015 homicide, deciding that the evidence presented to the grand jury was not strong enough to justify the indictments. Acknowledging that a ‘dismissal of an indictment is an exceptional remedy,’ state Supreme Court Justice Judith Sinclair decided in an April 7 ruling that the charges against Rochester residents Demetrius Bordeaux and Sean Osuna should be dismissed. * * *...
read morePartner and former Capital Defender Bill Easton scheduled to discuss capital punishment on Connections
Bill Easton will address capital punishment on Connections with Evan Dawson on WXXI-AM 1370 or WRUR-FM 88.5 in Rochester and WEOS 89.5 FM in Geneva, on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 12:00-2:00 p.m. UPDATE: Listen to the radio segment...
read moreFourth Department reversal of partner Bill Easton’s trial case
“A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for a woman charged with manslaughter and assault due to faulty jury instructions by the presiding judge. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, ruled unanimously that Monroe County Supreme Court Justice Francis Affronti erred when he refused a defense request to charge the jury at Nancy James’ 2012 trial on the justification defense of the use of deadly physical force.” Read the entire article published...
read moreGun Court – proposed voluntary discovery agreement
As correctly noted by my good pal Anonymous, I neglected to post the Gun Court voluntary discovery agreement – here it is: VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT CR # ________________ It is hereby agreed between the parties to the above-entitled action: 1. For those criminal cases referred to the Monroe County Gun Crimes Part, the District Attorney of Monroe County will, as soon as practicable, provide pre-indictment discovery to the defendant’s attorney of record, for the...
read moreInformation on the new Monroe County Gun Court Part
The following description of the “Gun Crimes Part” was generated as a result of meetings with Supreme Court Justice Thomas Moran, District Attorney Sandra Doorley and Monroe County Public Defender Timothy Donaher, as well as several others. We are sharing this with you so that you will become aware of the process. This memo does not reflect any endorsement of the process by ETKS or its attorneys: Gun Crimes Part There is a new...
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