Court To Again Review Nelson Cruz Murder Conviction, Another NYPD Det. Scarcella Case
Rearguments are expected in a motion to overturn a murder conviction linked to disgraced NYPD detective Louis Scarcella.
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Rearguments are expected in a motion to overturn a murder conviction linked to disgraced NYPD detective Louis Scarcella.
Nelson Cruz was incarcerated 21 years ago for the 1998 murder of Trevor Vieira in East New York.
The once-decorated Louis Scarcella, now tied to decisions to overturn multiple convictions, is being questioned about the 1998 murder of of a man in East New York.
A judge ordered his release Wednesday afternoon. As CBS2's Erin Logan reported, the case involves a former detective with a controversial past.
Former NYPD detective Louis Scarcella testified Friday in a hearing for a man who claims he was wrongfully convicted in the 1995 murder of a 4-year-old Brooklyn girl.
A woman convicted in a deadly robbery set to be exonerated Tuesday after prosecutors concluded she made a false confession to a detective whose tactics have come under question.
Acting state Supreme Court Justice ShawnDya Simpson said Tuesday that the detectives who helped build the case against Hargrave had used "corrupt practices" in other cases.
A New York City judge has tossed out a 1991 murder conviction against a man who says he was framed by a now-retired detective.
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson's office announced Monday that he will exonerate Derrick Hamilton, who served 21 years in prison on a wrongful conviction after saying he was framed by an allegedly crooked police detective.
Testifying for the first time, Louis Scarcella tried to minimize his role in the conviction of Rosean Hargrave for the 1991 killing of a correction officer in Crown Heights.
From a spike in gun violence to a controversial new police on marijuana cases, Thompson's term is off to a challenging start.
A man who was imprisoned for 17 years was released Tuesday, after a judge vacated his conviction on the grounds that evidence in the case was linked to a police detective whose tactics have come into question.
Alvena Jennette, Robert Hill and Darryl Austin are the first defendants connected to retired detective Louis Scarcella to have their convictions vacated.
A group of New York City men who say they were framed by a crooked police detective decades ago want prosecutors to speed up an ongoing review of the detective's cases.
A retired New York City police detective continued to refuse to comment Monday about a review of cases associated with him by the Brooklyn District Attorney's office.
Prosecutors said 2 months after a high-profile 1990 murder case he investigated was thrown out, dozens more convictions associated with retired detective Louis Scarcella are under review.