Brief Comey Indictment Prompts Questions and Criticism

The two-page indictment of James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, offered little indication of the evidence that would be presented at a trial. Some legal experts called it flimsy and dangerous.

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With Comey Indictment, Trump Gets Retribution but Shatters Norms

A prosecutor’s drive to indict James Comey trampled over the Justice Department’s long tradition of keeping a distance from politics and the White House, and raised the prospect of more arbitrary charges.

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Charges Dropped Against Man Who Was Beaten at Egypt’s U.N. Mission

Yasin El Sammak was whipped by a guard, taken down and strangled with his kaffiyeh, his father said. Then, he and his brother were charged by the New York City police.

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Bragg May Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Conviction in Patz Case

Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, is asking for more time to decide whether to seek a review of the overturned murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez in the Etan Patz case.

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A Judge Gave a One-Word Answer. It Torpedoed the Etan Patz Case.

After an appeals court overturned a conviction, prosecutors must decide whether to retry a man in the notorious 1979 child killing for a third time.

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Son of Ex-Hollywood Agent, Jailed in 3 Murders, Dies by Suicide, D.A. Says

Samuel Haskell, 37, was accused of dismembering his wife and his in-laws. He was the son of Sam Haskell III, an Emmy-winning film producer and veteran talent agent.

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New York Leaders Agree to Ease Evidence Requirements for Prosecutors

The contentious issue has delayed an already late state budget, with Gov. Kathy Hochul insisting that it be resolved before budget talks could advance.

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Hochul Backs Plan to Ease Evidence Requirements for New York Prosecutors

District attorneys say that a 2019 law ordering them to give reams of evidence to defense lawyers has resulted in thousands of scuttled cases.

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Former Sheriff’s Deputy Is Convicted in Killing of Colorado Man

Andrew Buen was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2022 killing of Christian Glass, who was experiencing a mental health crisis on a mountain road.

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Manhattan D.A. Would Face Uphill Battle if He Took Adams Case

Now that the Justice Department has directed federal prosecutors to drop Eric Adams’s case, could Alvin L. Bragg’s office pick it up?

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