Sentences with phrase «power as a special prosecutor»
Mount Vernon — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today that he's using his new power as a special prosecutor to investigate the death of a woman who died in police custody last week.
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New York's attorney general says he's using his new power as special prosecutor to investigate the death of a mother of eight last week in a police holding cell.
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The Nassau County district attorney has been appointed as special prosecutor to investigate the incidents described in the New Yorker article - and whether Schneiderman abused the power of the office.
Legislation establishing an independent monitor for such cases also failed to find legislative favor during the session, leading Cuomo to use his executive power to set up state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor for one year.
It also came as Schneiderman opens his first case under the new special prosecutor powers in the death of Raynette Turner, who died in Mount Vernon police custody last month.
Last year, Cuomo said he was also considering a proposal to give Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the power to serve as a special prosecutor.
The governor says he will use his executive powers to remove 16 - and 17 - year olds from adult prisons, and appoint the attorney general for a one year term as a special prosecutor in police cases where a civilian is killed.