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The first-degree murder case of John Wakefield, who was convicted in 2015 of strangling...

Last June, a project that has been met with some resistance from localized business owners and some Oneonta residents concerned about parking issues, The Lofts on Dietz got the green light following a victory in a lawsuit decision handed down by by Supreme Court Judge Michael Coccoma. The lawsuit  brought against the City of Oneonta and Parkview Development was by Johna M. Peachin and others, claiming errors on the part of the City of Oneonta Planning Board in its approval of the Dietz Lofts ...

Law Beat: Court of Appeals next stop for True Allele murder case FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6John Wakefield is sentenced to life in prison on May 27, 2015, in Schenectady County Court. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) Show MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6Buy PhotoJudge Eugene Fahey testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on his nomination to the New York State Court of Appeals Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union ar...