New York City has lost its bid to dismiss a wrongfully convicted defendant’s claim that former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes had a policy and practice encouraging prosecutors to hold back exculpatory and witness information.
Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein (See Profile) denied summary judgment to the city on the charge that Clarence Bailey went to prison because the alleged practice of holding back vital information to defendants let police detectives get away with “shoddy detective work.”
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