The Daily News - After two days of testimony, a jury on Thursday acquitted Dutton, finding him not guilty of all charges: attempted murder, first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Dutton was defended by attorney Michael Witmer.
CNY CENTRAL - Rochester, NY — Outrage in the city of Rochester and beyond continues after police used pepper-spray against a nine-year-old child. The officers involved have been suspended and an internal review of the incident is underway. Governor Andrew Cuomo has also called for a full investigation into the incident.
DECISION AND ORDER DAVID G. LARIMER, United States District Judge. Plaintiff Phillip Taylor ("plaintiff") brings this action against the City of Rochester,[458 F.Supp.3d 138]the Rochester Police Department, and two officers who placed him under arrest on June 1, 2015: named defendant Officer Daniel Rizzo ("Rizzo"), and Officer Spenser McAvoy ("McAvoy"), who…
Finger Lakes Times - Waterloo, NY — Pretrial hearings will be held in June for Emerson “John” Tohafjian, who is serving a life sentence for two murders and now faces a rape charge. On Tuesday, Acting Seneca County Judge Daniel Doyle scheduled the hearings for June 14. Tohafjian faces felony charges of rape and unlawful imprisonment for an incident that allegedly took place last June in Fayette.
RochesterFirst - The man sentenced to life without parole for the ambush murder of two people in the Village of Waterloo will appeal the sentence against him.
DECISION AND ORDER ELIZABETH A. WOLFORD, United States District Judge Plaintiff Terrick Ficklin ("Plaintiff") commenced this action on April 20, 2018, alleging that Parole Officers Douglas Rusinko ("P.O. Rusinko") and Carl Jason ("P.O. Jason") unlawfully arrested him and subjected him to an unwarranted and illegal body cavity search in order…
Detroit Legal News - Rochester, NY - Lawyers for two men convicted of a string of violent home-invasion robberies are asking the judge to reconsider a decision that a convicted felon who served on the jury did not taint the verdict.
Western New York Daily Record - Sentencing has again been delayed in a federal criminal case where the defense is challenging the judge’s decision that a guilty verdict in March was not affected by a juror who should not have served because he had a felony record.