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SATI e-News: January 27,2003
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Judge
Vacates Conviction in Central Park Jogger Rape Case |
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It's now official. A Manhattan judge
vacated convictions of the five young men convicted in the 1989
attack of an investment banker in Central Park. The judge was
ruling on a recent motion filed by Manhattan district attorney
Robert M. Morgenthau and defense lawyers for the five men, which
was reported in the December issue of SATI e-News.
According to the New York Times, the decision vacates all
convictions against the young men in connection with the jogger
attack and a spree of robberies and assaults in the park that
night. All five men were teenagers at the time of the attack,
and now range in age from 28 to 30 years, after having completed
prison terms of 7 to 13 years for assault and related offenses.
There will not be a new trial.
The events which led to the surprising reversal unfolded over
the last twelve months, precipitated by the confession of
another man, Matias Reyes, a convicted murderer-rapist. DNA and
other evidence later confirmed Reyes' link to the crime.
The district attorney sought reversal of the convictions over
the apparent objections of the police department. According to
the New York Times, New York Police Commissioner Raymond
W. Kelly issued a statement after the ruling, which challenged
the credibility of Reyes's claim that he had acted alone. Kelly
also complained that the district attorney's office had denied
his detectives access to important evidence needed for the
department's own investigation.
More background on how the case evolved over the past year can
be found in last month's issue of SATI e-News:
http://www.mysati.com/enews/Dec2002/jogger.htm
Source:
"Judge Vacates Convictions in 1989 Central Park Jogger Case,"
New York Times, December 19, 2002. |
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