by OpenFile | Jul 16, 2014 | New York, The Open File Blog, Virginia
Two civil cases have been resolved in which wrongdoing was alleged against prosecutors for murder convictions that were later overturned on the back of prosecutorial misconduct. Michael Hash of Virginia reached an agreement with the prosecutor and sheriff he sued in...
by Sophie | Apr 14, 2014 | New York, The Open File Blog
Now that he is out of office, Joe Hynes has spoken his mind about his former office’s violations of ethical rules in the high-profile Jabbar Collins case, and the fact that he believed Collins was innocent. In a December deposition, Hynes admitted that he...
by OpenFile | Nov 17, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog
It’s no surprise that Michael Vecchione, the assistant District Attorney who heads up the Brooklyn DA’s office’s rackets division and who has been at the center of the controversy around wrongful convictions in recent years, has announced his...
by Sophie | Oct 30, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog
On September 10, Kenneth Thompson, a former federal prosecutor defeated six-term incumbent, 78-year-old D.A. Charles Hynes 55-44 in the Democratic primary for District Attorney of Kings County (Brooklyn, NY). Though he lost the Democratic primary, Hynes also ran,...
by OpenFile | Sep 10, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog
Today, Brooklynites will go to the polls to vote for their next District Attorney. Incumbent DA Charles Hynes is being challenged by attorney Kenneth Thompson, and we have been following coverage of the race on our Brooklyn page:...
