Monthly Archives: December 2019
Legal Changes to Affect Criminal Justice System in 2020 and Beyond
In January, new rules regarding pretrial release and evidence disclosure take effect. Prosecutors say the rules are unsafe and unwieldy, but advocates sharply disagree. Under federal case law, the state must turn over potentially exculpatory evidence to criminal defendants. A new state law requires prosecutors to turn over such evidence within fifteen days of… Read More »
Brutal Assault in Bronx Elevator
A 67-year-old man is in the hospital after a man attacked him without warning in an elevator. The man stopped to wipe his fingerprints off the door before he fled. The incident occurred in a high-rise across from the Bronx Zoo near the corner of East 187th Street and Southern Boulevard. After a young… Read More »
Domestic Dispute Ends in Murder/Suicide
A man fatally stabbed his estranged wife in a Queens apartment before hanging himself from a tree. 33-year-old Dineshwar Budhidat and 27-year-old Donne Dojoy married in July. Approximately a month later, police arrested Budhidat after he allegedly strangled his wife. The judge allowed Budhidat to plead guilty to reckless conduct and issued a restraining… Read More »
