Sentences with phrase «said local district attorneys»

Schneiderman also said local district attorneys who would prefer to recuse themselves in such cases, so as to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, can not currently do so.

He says the local District Attorneys have full jurisdiction, and the State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli could make what's known as a referral to the Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and the state legislature could be holding hearings.

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Cuomo, saying there is a «crisis of confidence» in the criminal justice system, signed an executive order to have the state's attorney general take over from local district attorneys, anytime a unarmed civilian is killed in an encounter with police, and there are questions about what happened.

While many district attorneys opposed the law, Schneiderman's office said local prosecutors have been «cordial» and not attempted, before Abelove's «end - run» last week, to impede the attorney general's review of deadly incidents involving police use of force.

Republicans in the state Senate have resisted the idea of a special monitor, saying it's best left to local district attorneys.

Cuomo and criminal justice reform advocates said that local district attorneys have a natural conflict of interest when it comes to investigating the police because the two agencies work so closely together to gain convictions.

«A local district attorney by definition must and should do business with their local police department and the critical players,» said Krueger, who represents a district in Manhattan.

Ali Najmi, an attorney and activist, Bob Friedrich, a local civic leader, Sally Frank, a staffer to Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Rebecca Lynch, a former Democratic district leader, are all said to be considering campaigns for the bucolic eastern Queens district, where public transportation options are limited and a booming South Asian population is changing the make - up of the once predominately white neighborhoods.

«Local district attorneys work with local law enforcement and I think it makes sense, in most cases and certainly these types of cases, that there is concern that there can be a conflict and even a perception of a conflict of interest,» Stewart - Cousins said, flanked by other senior and newly elected members of the conferLocal district attorneys work with local law enforcement and I think it makes sense, in most cases and certainly these types of cases, that there is concern that there can be a conflict and even a perception of a conflict of interest,» Stewart - Cousins said, flanked by other senior and newly elected members of the conferlocal law enforcement and I think it makes sense, in most cases and certainly these types of cases, that there is concern that there can be a conflict and even a perception of a conflict of interest,» Stewart - Cousins said, flanked by other senior and newly elected members of the conference.

John W. Bailey, Abelove's attorney, said their case focused on the fact that Cuomo, when he signed the executive order two years ago, stated that while he believed district attorneys would appropriately handle fatal police incidents, he wanted to alleviate «public concerns... that such incidents can not be prosecuted at the local level without conflict or bias, or the public perception of conflict or bias.»

Local political sources say Schaffer was called as a witness by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance over New York United Teachers unsuccessful attempt to steer $ 100,000 to the campaign of Adrienne Esposito, who ran unsuccessfully in the Third Senate District in 2014, through the county and several town Democratic committees.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Senate Democrats have pushed for special prosecutors to look into police shootings of unarmed citizens, but many Republicans oppose the idea because they say it will undermine locals District Attorneys.

«A majority of Democrats, independents, voters from every region and race agree that the Attorney General and not local district attorneys should have authority in cases where unarmed civilians are killed by police officers, although Democrats, New York City voters, blacks and Latinos feel most strongly about this,» Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg said.

The sponsors of the special investigation legislation in a legislative memo said placing such control in Schneiderman's office would have put investigations of police - related deaths in the hands of a comparatively independent entity and not a local district attorney.

«Despite [the attorney generals»] unique insight and statewide grasp of the landscape and the laws, the legislature has limited their scope and put them in a rather narrow place between local district attorneys and U.S. attorneys,» Phillips said.

«The local police department, the FBI, the district attorney's office and parole have not slept since this shooting occurred,» Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpidistrict attorney's office and parole have not slept since this shooting occurred,» Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpiattorney's office and parole have not slept since this shooting occurred,» Westchester County District Attorney Anthony ScarpiDistrict Attorney Anthony ScarpiAttorney Anthony Scarpino said.

«Kathleen Rice has gone above and beyond her call of duty to fight for working people as a district attorney, and we know she'll do the same as New York's attorney general,» said UFCW Local 1500 President Bruce W. Both.

«UFCW Local 1500 is a powerhouse in both workers rights and state politics,» District Attorney Rice said.

The attorney general said that Cuomo has the authority under the state's constitution to give his office the power to to supersede local district attorneys and investigate any crime the governor sees fit.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said that lawmakers don't have a good reason for failing to update the state's antiquated criminal code and give local prosecutors the necessary tools to fight cybercrime, fraud and corruption.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is asking state officials to examine whether bonuses given by the local district attorney's office to its prosecutors were legal, saying they «were not authorized by the county legislature pursuant to any legal process or authority that I am aware of.»

District Attorney Holley Carnright said that local law enforcement had not identified any major trafficking networks operating in Ulster County.

On Wednesday, Cuomo said a special prosecutor was needed to ease the perception that district attorneys work too closely with local police.

Cuomo said Schneiderman would not be susceptible to the kind of public pressure about which Lynch warned, or suffer the same skepticism as local district attorneys.

Mr. Simmons said he spoke personally with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Mr. Cuomo on the phone and that the latter had promised him that local district attorneys like Staten Island's Daniel Donovan will no longer handle cases like NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo's killing of the elder Garner, a black civilian.

«The theory of the perceived or actual conflict is that a local district attorney is working with that police department intimately on a day - in, day - out basis,» the Democratic governor said.

«The outcome of the grand jury decisions in both of these cases demonstrates that it is unrealistic to expect district attorneys who rely upon local police to be absolutely impartial when investigating police misconduct,» she said.

James, a lawyer, said the grand jury decisions in Missouri and Staten Island illustrate an inherent «conflict of interest» for local district attorneys.

While there's no guarantee body cameras would have provided conclusive evidence about the Feb. 8 death of Wardel Davis, who was unarmed, or Sunday's shooting death of Jose Hernandez - Rossy, whom Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn indicated Wednesday may have been unarmed, such cases are the kinds that could benefit from video evidence, local law enforcement and politicians say.

Dennis C. Vacco, a former state attorney general, said that state law empowers a governor to appoint a special prosecutor at their discretion when there may be a potential conflict of interest involving a local district attorney.

Some were referred to local district attorneys and others to the state attorney general's office, said Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman.

He said a friend invited her to the Kennedy dinner and that she accompanied «close friends» to Massachusetts «to meet with a local district attorney after a loved one was murdered.»

Cuomo, saying there is a «crisis of confidence» in the criminal justice system, signed an executive order to have the state's Attorney General take over from the local District Attorney, anytime a unarmed civilian is killed in an encounter with police, and there are questions about what happened.

District Attorney David Soares has been urged by activists to take stand, but says Governor Andrew Cuomo's July executive order giving the state attorney general powers above those of local D.A.'s in civilian police shooting cases has stalled the case, which the administration dAttorney David Soares has been urged by activists to take stand, but says Governor Andrew Cuomo's July executive order giving the state attorney general powers above those of local D.A.'s in civilian police shooting cases has stalled the case, which the administration dattorney general powers above those of local D.A.'s in civilian police shooting cases has stalled the case, which the administration disputes.

Bob Baker, executive director of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, attributes the decline to the passage of the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act which raised standards of care and gave authority to the attorney general to prosecute non-compliant or unlicensed kennels (prior to that prosecutions were handled by local district attorneys more sympathetic with puppy millers, he said.)