The cases tied to former Detective Joseph Franco were formally dismissed by Bronx Supreme Court Judge David Lewis following a review by the Bronx District Attorney’s Conviction Integrity Bureau. The DA’s office had previously dismissed 123 cases tied to Franco.
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(NEW YORK) One by one, Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Keisha Espinal vacated more than 50 drug convictions that had been based on the testimony of former NYPD detective Joseph Franco.
Franco was charged two years ago with perjury in Manhattan and while there s no evidence of misconduct in his Brooklyn cases from 2004-2011, the Brooklyn District Attorney s Office said it had lost confidence in the prosecutions. The district attorney has determined that under these circumstances the vacature of a drug related conviction serves the interest of justice, preserves limited resources, enhances public safety and strengthens trust in the criminal justice system, Assistant District Attorney Eric Sonnenschein said during a Wednesday morning hearing.
More than 50 convictions vacated over former cop accused of perjury
On Location: April 7, 2021 UP NEXT One by one, Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Keisha Espinal vacated more than 50 drug convictions that had been based on the testimony of former NYPD detective Joseph Franco. Franco was charged two years ago with perjury in Manhattan and while there s no evidence of misconduct in his Brooklyn cases from 2004-2011, the Brooklyn District Attorney s Office said it had lost confidence in the prosecutions. The district attorney has determined that under these circumstances the vacature of a drug related conviction serves the interest of justice, preserves limited resources, enhances public safety and strengthens trust in the criminal justice system, Assistant District Attorney Eric Sonnenschein said during a Wednesday morning hearing.
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