Court of Appeals for New York, Albany. (Courtesy photo)
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered a new trial for a Brooklyn man currently serving an 11-year prison sentence on an assault conviction after prosecutors failed to provide his attorneys with contact information for witnesses that may have exonerated him.
In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals ruled that prosecutors incorrectly chose not to hand over contact information for at least one witness that could have helped his defense.
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