Trenton Bureau
Johnell McCoy served nearly two years in prison and in a halfway house before a New Jersey appeals court threw out his convictions, citing errors made by a judge and a prosecutor who embellished testimony during his trial. I fought for my life, to come home to my family, to come home to my kids, McCoy, 42, said in a recent interview. It was a whole nightmare.”
The lengthy appeal wasn t the only nightmare McCoy faced in New Jersey s criminal justice system.
As the appeal slogged through the court system, the coronavirus swept through state prisons. McCoy and his lawyers asked courts and corrections officials about a dozen times to release him. They cited three health conditions that make McCoy especially vulnerable to COVID-19.
New Jersey Herald
When Sussex County First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller takes on a new case in criminal court, it s not about winning, says his boss. It s his unwavering dedication to justice, Francis Koch, Sussex County prosecutor said of his second in command on Tuesday. That s what makes his career outstanding.
Instead, it s about seeking the truth and doing what he feels is right, Koch said of Mueller, who has served in law enforcement for over 25 years.
Those qualities are, in part, why Mueller was selected by the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey as the winner of the 2020 Outstanding Advocacy Over the Course of a Career award last month. And why Mueller is the first assistant prosecutor in Sussex County to receive the honor, after being chosen from among 900 assistant prosecutors statewide.
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