Critics of Gov. Andrew Cuomo — including his Republican gubernatorial opponents and a GOP - aligned super PAC — pounce on the news Tuesday
of the guilty verdict in the corruption case of his close former aide.
The conviction is a major victory for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, coming on the heels
of a guilty verdict in the case of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
Not exact matches
The night after they obtained a
guilty verdict against one defendant,
in 2011, prosecutors and their staff spent a total
of $ 763.80 for dinner at a country club (divided by the 18 individuals present, that comes out to $ 42.39 each).
Of those they did press forward, the feds obtained
guilty verdicts in a respectable 76 %.
In returning its verdict Thursday afternoon on the sixth day of deliberations, the Superior Court jury also pronounced Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty of assault with a firearm, finding credence in defense attorneys» argument that the shot that ricocheted off the concrete ground before piercing Steinle's heart was an accident, with the gun discharging after the defendant stumbled upon it on the waterfront on July 1, 201
In returning its
verdict Thursday afternoon on the sixth day
of deliberations, the Superior Court jury also pronounced Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not
guilty of assault with a firearm, finding credence
in defense attorneys» argument that the shot that ricocheted off the concrete ground before piercing Steinle's heart was an accident, with the gun discharging after the defendant stumbled upon it on the waterfront on July 1, 201
in defense attorneys» argument that the shot that ricocheted off the concrete ground before piercing Steinle's heart was an accident, with the gun discharging after the defendant stumbled upon it on the waterfront on July 1, 2015.
Mere days after the jury returned a
guilty verdict in Bill Cosby's post - #MeToo retrial, the disgraced star has been removed from the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Hundreds marched across the country
in response to the 2015
verdict that found Ontario truck driver Bradley Barton not
guilty of first degree murder
in the death
of Cindy Gladue.
Irish rock band U2 was forced to cancel its St. Louis concert scheduled Saturday over security concerns after Black Lives Matter activists clashed with police following the not
guilty verdict of Jason Stockley
in the shooting
of Anthony Lamar Smith.
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guilty verdict followed nearly a month
of deliberations by more than thirty sworn Citizen Jurors
of the 150 case exhibits produced by Court Prosecutors, The Court's judgement declares the wealth and property
of the churches responsible for the Canadian genocide to be forfeited and placed under public ownership, as reparations for the families
of the more than 50,000 children who died
in the residential schools.To enforce its sentence, the Court has empowered citizens
in Canada, the United States, England, Italy and a dozen other nations to act as its legal agents armed with warrants, and peacefully occupy and seize properties
of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and United Church
of Canada, which are the main agents
in the deaths
of these children
(CNN)- As news spread on social media
of the not
guilty verdict in the Trayvon Martin case, a religious theme soon emerged: Sooner or later, a higher authority will judge George Zimmerman
Any and every bar fight can now end
in a not
guilty verdict by the subjective rational
of» I thought my life was
in danger:»
CNN: Sandusky's pastor addresses conviction from pulpit Jerry Sandusky sits
in a county jail cell
in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, but his presence and the weight
of the 45
guilty verdicts rendered against the former Penn State football coach on Friday night hung
in the air Sunday morning at the State College church where he and his wife are longtime members.
State College, Pennsylvania (CNN)-- Jerry Sandusky sits
in a county jail cell
in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, but his presence and the weight
of the 45
guilty verdicts rendered against the former Penn State football coach on Friday night hung
in the air Sunday morning at the State College church where he and his wife are longtime members.
Rather, after the cross-examination
of Bryan (which was stricken from the record the following day), Darrow stated his willingness to accept a
guilty verdict in order to move to appeal.
Members
of the Junior Comanches football team demonstrated Sunday after kids asked team coaches about the protests
in St. Louis over a not -
guilty verdict of an officer killing a black man
in 2011.
But
in terms
of football, I do not understand why, and from a legal point
of view, I have not had a trial, I am not
guilty, we will have to wait until the court reaches a
verdict.
NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill recently overturned a
guilty verdict against an officer
in a department misconduct trial, but the department and the Civilian Complaint Review Board — citing a state law protecting police disciplinary records — wouldn't say what the cop was accused
of.
The NYPD moved to tamp down speculation
of a coverup after the city's top cop overturned a
guilty verdict against a cop accused
of using a banned chokehold, releasing a video
of the incident
in question.
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan
in a statement Tuesday said he would be willing to discuss «additional changes» to the state's ethics and transparency laws after the
guilty verdict in the corruption case
of Joe Percoco, a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The
guilty verdict in the case
of Joe Percoco was coupled with not
guilty results for two prominent upstate developers who had also been accused
of corruption and bribery by federal prosecutors.
«With today's
verdict of guilty reached by an impartial and independent jury, the clean - up
of corruption
in New York continues
in courtrooms.
Britain's first black Tory peer was found
guilty of fraudulently claiming # 11,277
in parliamentary expenses by a jury at Southwark Crown Court, which found him
guilty by an 11 - 1 majority
verdict.
Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who acted as the special prosecutor
in Sen. Kevin Parker's assault case, released a statement
in the wake
of the Brooklyn Democrat's conviction on two misdemeanor charges, saying he respects the jury's decision despite the fact that it did not deliver a felony
guilty verdict.
In a split verdict, Percoco was convicted of soliciting and accepting more than $ 300,000 in bribes from executives working for two companies with state business, but not guilty of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortio
In a split
verdict, Percoco was convicted
of soliciting and accepting more than $ 300,000
in bribes from executives working for two companies with state business, but not guilty of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortio
in bribes from executives working for two companies with state business, but not
guilty of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion.
Preet Bharara is hailed as a hero as all seven counts that his office had filed against the former Speaker
of the Assembly have resulted
in guilty verdicts.
The Broadway Democrats and CoDA (Coalition for a Democratic Alternative), both progressive clubs
in Manhattan, also threw their support behind Liu, whose campaign has been marred by the
guilty verdict of two aides
in a federal campaign - finance fraud case.
I think,
in both Trump and Hillary's cases, there's a lot
of «He's
guilty / she's
guilty» before the
verdict is
in.
For the first time
in his eleven months as NYC's top cop, James O'Neill has overturned the
verdict of an NYPD officer found
guilty of misconduct by an administrative judge.
Not -
guilty verdicts in Silver's case would have let the steam out
of whatever it is that the prosecutor is planning for Cuomo, and that didn't happen.
But yesterday,
in a unanimous
verdict, the Court
of Appeals held that Alfred Agbesi Woyome was NOT
GUILTY as Justice Ajet Nasam said.
Lawyers for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang filed a bombshell motion Tuesday, seeking to set aside the ex-cop's
guilty verdict in the fatal shooting
of unarmed Akai Gurley, claiming one...
«With today's
verdict of guilty reached by an impartial and independent jury, the clean - up
of corruption
in New York continues
in courtrooms,» Mr. Bharara said a statement.
In a shocking verdict that stunned outside observers, she was found guilty despite insufficient evidence and Zweibel sentenced Cecily to 90 days in jail at Rikers Island, along with 5 years of probatio
In a shocking
verdict that stunned outside observers, she was found
guilty despite insufficient evidence and Zweibel sentenced Cecily to 90 days
in jail at Rikers Island, along with 5 years of probatio
in jail at Rikers Island, along with 5 years
of probation.
In an interview on the day of Bruno's conviction, Nigro noted the most serious of the eight charges did not result in guilty verdict
In an interview on the day
of Bruno's conviction, Nigro noted the most serious
of the eight charges did not result
in guilty verdict
in guilty verdicts.
Errol Louis analyzed the
guilty verdict in the corruption trial
of Joe Percoco, with Laura Nahmias
of Politico New York, Erica Orden
of the Wall Street Journal, Bobby Cuza
of NY1, and Zack Fink
of NY1.
Attorney Reid Weingarten was understandably disappointed
in the jury
verdict earlier this month that found his client, former Gov. John G. Rowland,
guilty of several offenses including violation
of federal campaign financing laws.
The Skelos
verdict came about two weeks after former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was found
guilty on seven counts
of corruption
in his own federal trial.
«The court heard strong evidence that at least five people were
in the group that killed Stephen and so the
guilty verdict of only two people, however welcome, can only be partial justice.
Her comments came
in reaction to Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan raising the possibility
of discussing changes to the state's ethics and anti-corruption measures
in the wake
of the
guilty verdict of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's
guilty verdict.
And
in the wake
of the not -
guilty verdict, the chancellor - and clear favourite to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister - commented: «I think any preaching
of religious or racial hatred will offend mainstream opinion
in this country and I think we've got to do whatever we can to root it out from whatever quarter it comes.
BUFFALO, NY (WBEN)- The jury
in the May 2016 Anchor Bar shooting returned a
guilty verdict in that incident which cost the life
of Freddy Dizon.
One
guilty verdict involved a scheme
in which an energy company with state regulatory decisions ahead
of it arranged for a «low - show» job for Percoco's wife.
Former Governor David Paterson joined Errol Louis to weigh
in on the downfall
of Eric Schneiderman and the
guilty verdict in the Sheldon Silver trial.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls into NY1 on Sunday to react to the
guilty verdict of former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
in his corruption retrial, weigh
in on the race to replace New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, discuss his planned trip to Israel.
Silver, 71, one
of Albany's proverbial «three men
in a room» who ruled the Assembly with seldom - questioned authority for 20 years, was stoic as the jury forewoman read seven consecutive
verdicts of guilty on extortion, bribery and money - laundering charges on just the third day
of deliberations.
Lawyers for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang filed a bombshell motion Tuesday, seeking to set aside the ex-cop's
guilty verdict in the fatal shooting
of unarmed Akai Gurley, claiming one
of the jurors who convicted him
of manslaughter should not have been on the panel.
After eight days
of strained deliberations, the jury
in Federal District Court
in Manhattan delivered a split
verdict: It found Mr. Percoco not
guilty of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion, but appeared to find fault with his dealings on behalf
of Competitive Power Ventures, a Maryland - based power company.
The nearly 10 - week bench trial, which included evidence from hundreds
of wiretaps, yielded a
verdict of guilty, and the defendant now faces up to 8 1/3 to 25 years on Enterprise Corruption alone, and faces up to 30 years
in prison on call 198 counts combined.
Prosecutors who helped secure a
guilty verdict in the case
of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver on Nov. 30 were present during the closing remarks.