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Woman critically stabbed UES juice worker — who offered her free drink: DA 
A 23-year-old woman stabbed an Upper East Side juice shop worker nearly to death who offered her a free drink when her payment was declined, prosecutors said Tuesday. Cha'la Jamison has been indicted on attempted murder, assault, attempted assault and burglary charges in the April 12 attack that left the 39-year-old man in critical condition, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
Manhattan DA vacates 316 convictions tied to crooked NYPD cops
A Manhattan court is vacating 316 convictions that hinged on work done by NYPD officers convicted of misconduct, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Tuesday. This is the second wave of vacated Manhattan convictions. Courts vacated 188 in November 2022 as part of a project by Bragg’s Post-Conviction Justice Unit, which has reviewed or is reviewing more than 1,100 cases connected to 22 crooked cops.
Woman indicted for brutal knife attack on worker at Upper East Side juice bar: DA
A 23-year woman who is accused of savagely attacking a worker at an Upper East Side juice bar with a knife in April has been indicted for attempted murder and other charges, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday.Cha’la Jamison, of Manhattan, has been indicted for allegedly stabbing Luis Morocho Vasquez, a 39-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant, on April 12, about two hours after they got into a dispute at Juice Island, located on 3rd Avenue and 61st Street, when she was unable to pay for her drink.
Manhattan judge tosses hundreds of convictions tied to NYPD officers accused of misconduct
A Manhattan judge has agreed to throw out more than 300 criminal convictions that relied on the work of nine former NYPD officers found guilty of accepting bribes, planting drugs on people and other crimes. Judge Kevin McGrath acted at the request of the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which is investigating 1,100 cases tied to officers whose police work has come into question following their own criminal convictions.
Cleaning the slate: Manhattan DA Bragg vacates 316 convictions obtained by nine cops found guilty of corruption
More than 300 convictions over a 21-year span — each linked to nine NYPD officers previously convicted of on-the-job corruption — were vacated Tuesday at the request of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The vacated cases were reviewed by the Manhattan DA Office’s Post-Conviction Justice Unit (PCJU) and were part of a docket of more than 1,100 cases connected to 22 cops who were convicted of crimes themselves such as planting evidence, perjury, accepting bribes and violating civil rights. The vast majority of the 316 vacated cases, prosecutors said, were for misdemeanor charges; eight others were felonies. Fifty-seven of the convictions led to imprisonment, while another 132 resulted in fines, Bragg noted.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg throws out another 316 convictions tied to dirty NYPD cops, bringing total to over 500
Hundreds of convictions tied to nine dirty NYPD cops have been tossed following a review of the cases by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, prosecutors announced Tuesday. The 316 convictions — all misdemeanors save for eight felonies — were related to disgraced officers who have been found guilty of crimes including taking bribes, perjury, and official misconduct, while on the job, the DA’s office said. “These cases represent hundreds of New Yorkers who have been living with the serious costs that come with a conviction, including barriers to employment, housing, and education,” District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement.
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