A New York man was taken into police custody after he was accused of fatally stabbing a 30-year-old during a fight. The incident occurred in the 200 block of Moulton Street in Watertown.
A defendant’s homicide conviction in the Bronx was overturned after he was denied a fair trial. Julio Alvarez was accused of manslaughter and assault in connection to the 2002 shooting death of Bronx drug dealer Daniel Colon. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison. However, because of the trial judge’s “unreasonable interpretation” of the defendant’s 6th amendment right to confront witnesses against him, the defendant was granted a writ of habeas corpus. What went wrong during this homicide trial?
On Aug. 13, a New York man who was accused of killing his mother, sister and a third woman was arraigned on murder charges. The 34-year-old was accused of bludgeoning all three women to death after he was kicked out of the home.
In New York state, a person may be convicted of assault if he or she inflicts bodily harm on another person. The severity of the charge depends on the severity of the injuries inflicted, if weapons were used to commit the crime and the mental capacity of the defendant. In some cases, it is necessary to show that a person intentionally injured another person and intended to cause serious injuries.
A New York woman and her son have been convicted on murder charges after they allegedly killed the woman’s estranged husband in the summer of 2016. Prosecutors said that a contentious divorce and custody battle factored into the murder.
A 37-year-old woman from Latvia pleaded guilty to felony negligent homicide on July 24. The crime stems from the death of her fiancé in 2015. She previously pleaded not guilty to felonies of second degree murder and second degree manslaughter.
On July 5, New York authorities reported that a person who was suspected of being involved in a fatal shooting that left two dead was taken into custody. The shooting incident occurred on June 23 at about 4:45 a.m. on Cleveland Street near Hegeman Avenue in Brooklyn.
New York officials reported that a parolee was killed on May 16 just a block away from he killed someone 17 years ago. Authorities said that there had not been a single homicide or shooting since 2015 at this particular location, which used to be riddled with crime.
It was reported on March 22 that a 28-year-old man was taken into custody after he was accused of fatally stabbing another man. The accused man, who traveled from Baltimore, reportedly told authorities that he committed the stabbing because he hated black men.
New York authorities say that four individuals believed to be involved in the MS-13 gang were taken into custody on March 2 for allegedly being involved in the murder of three teenagers. The teenagers were identified as a 15-year-old girl and 16-year-old girl in Brentwood as well as a male who was also believed to be an MS-13 gang member.