Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. speaks to reporters after a hearing in Manhattan criminal court Sept. 12 in New York. Photo: The Associated Press/Mary Altaffer
The convictions for low-level marijuana possession and public smoking offenses date back to 1978.
September 12, 2018 at 07:18 PM
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Days after the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced a program that could erase low-level marijuana convictions for thousands of people, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. moved to dismiss more than 3,000 open warrants for such cases Wednesday.
The low-level marijuana possession and public smoking cases date back to 1978, according to a news release. Vance appeared before Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Kevin McGrath to enter a motion to vacate the convictions.
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