Citing evidence that prosecutors in a 1995 murder trial may have withheld evidence, misled jurors and coerced witnesses, Eastern District Judge Dora L. Irizarry has ordered a hearing to determine whether, in addition to granting a defendant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, to also bar the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office from retrying the case.
May 26, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Citing evidence that prosecutors in a 1995 murder trial may have withheld evidence, misled jurors and coerced witnesses, Eastern District Judge Dora L. Irizarry has ordered a hearing to determine whether, in addition to granting a defendant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, to also bar the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office from retrying the case.
The hearing is scheduled to begin at noon today.
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