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Being Tough on Crime: Not a Winner in New York City DA's Race

Anthony Papa | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Cy Vance Jr., Death Penalty, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Jim Webb, Drug Reform, New York News
Anthony Papa

If Cy Vance adopts a balanced approach to justice that incorporates compassion, he will go a long way. As for Judge Snyder, I bid her farewell and I wish her ride on a slow boat to China is a good one.

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Brooke Astor's Will -- Does Mother Know Best, or Did Mother Get Bested?

Herb Nass | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Wills of the Rich & Famous, Undue Influence, Brooke Astor, Surrogate Court, Criminal Trials, Manhattan District Attorney, Probate Court, New York News
Herb Nass

Regardless of the final verdict in the Astor case, estate matters should be left in the bailiwick of probate or surrogate's courts which have expertise in those type of matters.

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Cy Vance Shapes Agenda For Manhattan District Attorney's Office

The New York Law Journal | Noeleen G. Walder | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance Jr., Cy Vance Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance Manhattan DA, Cy Vance Wins, Cy Vance, New York News

Despite low voter turnout in Tuesday's Democratic primary, Cyrus R. Vance Jr. bested his two opponents in the race for Manhattan district attorney wit...

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Cy Vance Wins Manhattan District Attorney Primary

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Cy Vance Jr., New York District Attorney, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Richard Aborn, Cy Vance, Robert Morgenthau, Nyc Election Results, New York Da, New York News

NEW YORK — Defense lawyer and political scion Cy Vance is poised to become Manhattan's first new district attorney in 35 years after winning Tue...

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"You can't play politics with people's lives."

Linda Fairstein | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, Capital Punishment, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney Primary, Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, New York News
Linda Fairstein

Leslie Crocker Snyder's vitriolic pandering is done with blatant disregard of the bedrock principles of our criminal justice system: the right of the accused to competent counsel and a vigorous defense.

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Cy Vance Jr. Not Ready For Prime Time

Len Levitt | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Cy Vance, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney Primary, Manhattan District Attorney, Richard Aborn, Cyrus Vance Jr., New York News
Len Levitt

Whenever the Times, the News and the Post gang up to endorse the same policy or political candidate, something is amiss.

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Manhattan District Attorney's Race Nears End On Tuesday

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Manhattan DA, Richard Aborn, Cy Vance, Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney Primary, New York, Cyrus Vance, New York News

NEW YORK — One is a former hard-nosed judge so known for her stiff sentences that drug dealers named a brand of heroin after her. Another enjoys...

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Leslie Crocker Snyder's Unsavory Campaign Donors

Village Voice | By Camille Dodero (3:07PM 09/09) | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Leslie Crocker Snyder, Wayne Barrett, Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, Richard Aborn, Manhattan DA, New York News

Judging people by the company they keep may not always be fair game, but it is fitting, on the eve of next week's primary, to take the measure of Lesl...

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Leslie Crocker Snyder Exposed

Anthony Papa | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Terrance Stevens, Cy Vance, New York News
Anthony Papa

Here is a powerful and poignant video of Terrance Stevens slamming Leslie Crocker Snyder, who is running for Manhattan District Attorney.

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Trial and Error: Houston, We've Got a Problem

Lynne Glasner | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Exoneration, Trisha Meili, Texas-Executions, Jeffrey-Deskovic, Criminal Justice System, Crime, Manhattan District Attorney, Richard Aborn, Wrongful Conviction, Death Penalty, Central-Park-Jogger, Politics News
Lynne Glasner

As Morgenthau steps down as DA, one of the three primary contestants stands out. Richard Aborn has a track record of working for reform.

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Leslie Crocker Snyder Should Not Be NYC's Next District Attorney

Anthony Papa | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Manhattan Da Race, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, War on Drugs, Race, New York News
Anthony Papa

Crocker was a "hang em' high" judge who was infamous for handing out stiff drug sentences under the Rockefeller Drug Laws. I served a 15 to life sentence under those laws.

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Candidates Drug Use Not A Deal Breaker, But Hypocrisy On Issue Should Be!

Tony Newman | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Cy Vance Jr., Rockefeller Drug Laws, Drug Policy Alliance, District Attorney, Marijauna, David Paterson, Richard Aborn, President Obama, Hypocrisy, Treatment, Marijuana Arrests, Cocaine, Manhattan District Attorney, New York City, New York News
Tony Newman

We have two candidates running for District Attorney of Manhattan, one the of the most powerful law enforcement jobs in the country, admitting to cocaine use.

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Leslie Crocker Snyder, Cy Vance Jr. Exchange Blows In Manhattan District Attorney Debate

New York Times | JOHN ELIGON | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Cy Vance Jr., Leslie Crocker Snyder, District Attorney Debate, Manhattan District Attorney, Richard Aborn, District Attorney New York, Manhattan DA, Ny1, Cyrus Vance Jr., New York News

Leslie Crocker Snyder, a former judge making her second run for Manhattan district attorney, had the opening word on Tuesday night in the first televi...

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Doubt and the Death Penalty

Cyrus Vance | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conviction Integrity Unit, Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Cameron Todd Willingham, Manhattan District Attorney, Criminal Court, Willingham, Wrongful Conviction, Death Penalty, Repeat Offenders, Arson, Justice, Politics News
Cyrus Vance

Victims of crime deserve justice. Those who commit crimes must be held accountable for their actions. But just as we prosecute, we also must safeguard the rights of the innocent.

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N.Y. Mortgage Fraud Ring Stole $102 Million From Banks: DA

AP | Samuel Maull | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan District Attorney, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Mogenthau, New York Mortgage Fraud, Robert Morgenthau, Afg Financial Group, New York City, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- Twenty-five people, including lawyers, bankers, mortgage brokers and appraisers, and a mortgage company have been charged with commit...

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Guns in Church and the Myth of the NRA

Richard Aborn | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Richard-Aborn, Gun Control, Nra, Brady Law, Gun Violence, Manhattan, News, Politics, Manhattan District Attorney, Brady Campaign, Politics News
Richard Aborn

Did you see the story in today's New York Times about a pastor who is holding a "bring your gun to church day"? Outrageous. But the real thrust of t...

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Morgenthau Endorses Cyrus Vance Jr. For District Attorney

AP | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan District Attorney, Manhattan Da Race, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan DA, Robert Morgenthau, NY DA Race, Cyrus Vance, New York, Cyrus Vance Jr., New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, who is retiring, is endorsing a former deputy in the race to replace him. Cyrus Vance...

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Robert Morgenthau Wants To Stop Leslie Crocker Snyder From Taking His Job

New York Magazine | Geoffrey Gray | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York

Read More: District Attorney, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney, New York City, New York, New York News

He does not mention her by name. In private, she is That Woman. Or she is Blondie. Say the poisonous syllables out loud--"Leslie Crocker Snyder"--loud...

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Sotomayor Shaped By Gritty First Job In Manhattan DA's Office

The Washington Post | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor, Manhattan District Attorney, Sotomayor, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News

Former New York police detective Chris Montanino remembers his frustration nearly three decades ago, when he was ready to go after child-porn distribu...

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