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Harlem man’s name cleared after decades in prison for ’93 murder; judge faults former prosecutors for ‘grievous wrong’ 
A Harlem man who prosecutors let rot in a cell for decades despite evidence overwhelmingly suggesting he was innocent of murder returned to Manhattan Criminal Court for the first time since his 1995 sentencing to see his name cleared.
‘I can finally breathe’: Man exonerated for 1993 Manhattan murder after spending over 30 years behind bars
Harry Ruiz, 57, sat in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday afternoon over 30 years after being convicted of a murder he did not commit. The road to justice was long, but it finally ended in a matter of moments when Judge Robert Mandelbaum vacated the conviction.
After 30 years, man cleared in Harlem murder
A ruling by a state Supreme Court judge on Monday cleared Harry Ruiz’s name, wiping away a murder conviction he carried for decades — even after walking out of prison in 2019.
Judge tosses murder conviction for man who served 25 years, rebuking a ‘troubling’ prosecution
A Manhattan judge has tossed the murder conviction of a man who spent 25 years in prison after a review of his case revealed new evidence that may have been withheld by prosecutors, including thousands of dollars in payments made to the mother of their key eyewitness
Subway Slasher Convicted In Brutal Unprovoked Attack, DA Says
HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — A man who brutally attacked a stranger on a Midtown subway platform—stomping on his head and slashing him with a sharp object—has been convicted at trial, Manhattan prosecutors said.
Irate ex stalked, executed Harlem grandmother after she rebuffed his sexual advances: DA
A Harlem grandmother’s irate ex fatally shot her inside the bathroom of her daughter’s home where she’d fled after he beat and threatened to kill her for rebuffing his sexual advances, prosecutors allege in new information revealed about the horrific crime.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office