He Spent 24 Years Behind Bars Because Queens Prosecutors Broke The Rules. Was This Their Only Wrongful Conviction?
The new Queens DA, Melinda Katz, insists that the prosecutors' errors were "inadvertent."
Hasnain says:
I don’t see how this system can be reformed. Even after finding clear signs of terrible abuse, they’re refusing to prosecute the prosecutors who let it happen?
“Unlike Katz, some lawmakers are not buying the line that the trial prosecutors’ misconduct in this case was “inadvertent.” Like the judge who released the men, they believe this was deliberate, and was almost certainly not isolated. Now they want a review of all the cases handled by Leventhal and Testagrossa. But Katz, who kept on numerous veterans including Leventhal, has thus far refused to commit to such a review because her office did not find intentional misconduct took place.
Rachel Barkow, an NYU Law Professor, said this refusal to probe the trial prosecutors’ other cases is a “major red flag,” an indication that some in the DA’s Office are concerned about what else might be found.”
Posted on 2021-04-06T02:25:31+0000