Sentences with phrase «removing local district attorneys»
In a letter sent to Cuomo on Monday, Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman asked for the power to independently investigate the killing of any unarmed civilian by a police officer in the state, effectively removing local district attorneys from the equation.
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In a statement Friday afternoon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office appeared to suggest it may consider removing Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove from office, after the local prosecutor was arraigned earlier in the day on two counts of official misconduct and one count of perjury in connection with his handling of the April 2016 police shooting of Edson Thevenin on the Collar City Bridge.