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Court reverses man's shooting conviction in Troy for ineffective defense


Court reverses man s shooting conviction in Troy for ineffective defense
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Shateek Lanier, who was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison in the shooting of former Troy Highs School basketball player Jerell Reid, will receive a new trial after an appeals court ruled Thursday that he received an ineffective counsel at trial from one of the region s top defense lawyers, Cheryl Coleman. In this photograph, Reid, left, gets a shot by Henniger High s #15 Tommie Spinner during Saturday s game at the Times Union Center in Albany Dec. 31, 2011. (John Carl D Annibale / Times Union)John Carl D AnnibaleShow MoreShow Less
2of3Buy PhotoCheryl Coleman, who represents Alexander West, speaks to the media following jury deliberations at Warren County Court on Friday evening, May 5, 2017, in Queensbury N.Y. West faces manslaughter charges in the death of Charlotte McCue, 8. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less ....

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NY State Has Seen A Major Surge In Clemency Petitions. Cuomo Is Unlikely To Grant Many of Them.


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Juan Serrano
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During his 22 years in prison, Juan Serrano kicked a heroin addiction and learned plumbing, electrical and masonry skills. He also became a devout Christian, working as an assistant to the prison chaplain, setting up religious services, and cooking for large groups of prison congregants. But the transformation in his life and reformation of his character couldn’t change Serrano’s sentence: 35 years to life for burglary and robbery.
Serrano’s first parole date was still more than a decade away when the then-58-year-old got a break in June.
“Clemency,” Serrano said in a phone interview. “It’s like hitting the lottery.” He spoke with Gothamist/WNYC from his Flatbush apartment, where he now lives with his wife. “Let me put it that way. To me it’s a miracle.” ....

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