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Business groups mobilize behind Hochul’s reforms to evidence-sharing laws 
Business groups are mobilizing behind Gov. Kathy Hochul's push to change the state's evidence-sharing laws in order to prevent criminal cases from being dropped. The proposal, opposed by public defenders and some civil rights groups, is being viewed with skepticism by Albany lawmakers as they negotiate with Hochul before an April 1 deadline to include it in the state's budget.
UWS Woman Who Tortured Autistic Teen To Death Sentenced, DA Says
An Upper West Side woman was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in state prison for assaulting and causing the death of her autistic 15-year-old cousin in June 2021, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
UWS Woman Who Tortured Autistic Teen To Death Sentenced, DA Says
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — An Upper West Side woman was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in state prison for assaulting and causing the death of her autistic 15-year-old cousin in June 2021, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
Woman Who Killed Cousin with Autism After Torturing Him for 32 Days During ‘Bootcamp’ Learns Fate
The victim, 15-year-old Jallen McConnie, died from “homicidal asphyxia” after being severely beaten on June 28, 2021, in his cousin Johnette Booker’s Manhattan home, according to a March 24 press statement from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Manhattan woman tortured autistic cousin before his death: prosecutors
“Johnette Booker stands convicted of killing her younger, vulnerable cousin, through her vicious and cruel behavior,” said District Attorney Bragg. “For over a month, Booker knowingly put Jallen McConnie through an excruciating level of abuse and trauma, up until the final moments of his life. Booker will serve a significant prison term for this utterly horrific conduct and my thoughts remain with Mr. McConnie’s loved ones, who continue to grieve this devastating loss.”
NYC woman who fatally tortured special-needs teen learns fate
“I’m still waiting for a phone call to hear, ‘Hey, Sis, I miss you,’ ” an emotional Mykarsha Rogers told the judge — who ended up sentencing killer Johnette Booker to 20 years behind bars.
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