Exculpatory evidence unearthed by pro bono attorneys that was not turned over at trial to a defendant convicted of a 1977 murder has persuaded a judge to reopen the case. Acting Dutchess County Court Judge James T. Rooney granted defendant Dewey Bozella's motion to set aside his conviction and ordered a new trial in the killing of 92-year-old Emma Crapser as she returned to her Poughkeepsie home after a night of bingo. WilmerHale senior associate Ross E. Firsenbaum, partners Peter Macdonald and John Hintz and associate Shauna Friedman worked on the case, logging an estimated 2,500 hours worth $950,000 at customary rates on the Bozella case since it took the matter over late in 2007.
October 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Exculpatory evidence unearthed by pro bono attorneys that was not turned over at trial to a defendant convicted of a 1977 murder has persuaded a judge to reopen the case.
Acting Dutchess County Court Judge James T. Rooney (See Profile) granted defendant Dewey Bozella’s Criminal Procedure Law §440.10(1) motion to set aside his conviction and ordered a new trial in the killing of 92-year-old Emma Crapser as she returned to her Poughkeepsie home after a night of bingo.
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