by Bert | Sep 15, 2016 | New York
The long-awaited murder trial of Oral “Nick” Hillary began this week in upstate New York. For a small-town event, the case has poured out a steady stream of headlines over the past few days and months. Underlying the local tumult is this basic question: did Mr....
by Bert | Jul 25, 2016 | New York
If the title of this post looks familiar, it may remind you of the previous one: “RI: Prosecutor’s Deliberate Hiding of Impeachment Evidence Requires New Trial in High-Profile Murder Case.” Again, prosecutorial misconduct is in the headlines, prompting reasonable...
by Alec | Sep 25, 2014 | New York, The Open File Blog
To the burgeoning annals of discredited prosecutions conducted by former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes’ office, which we’ve been chronicling here at The Open File for some time, we must now add the 1993 kidnapping convictions of Everton Wagstaffe and...
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 OpenFile | Jun 23, 2014 | New York, The Open File Blog
Below is a summary of the latest news on prosecutor misconduct and accountability out of New York State from recent weeks. This includes (1) more bad news out of the Brooklyn DA’s office, (2) the progress of a pair of bills designed to establish a commission on...
