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NYTimes Endorses Crocker-Snyder for Manhattan DA | 2 comments (2 topical)
Re: NYTimes Endorses Crocker-Snyder for Manhattan (none / 0) (#2)
by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Aug 30, 2005 at 02:52:39 PM EST
I was on the jury for a trial Ms. Snyder presided over in 1998. The trial was of four Lower East Side gang members (three charged with two counts of murder and other multiple drug charges and one charged with a minor drug charge). The trial lasted about 3 months. I found Judge Snyder to be fair to both the defense and prosecution in this case. She also treated the jury with respect but was firm when any jury members were tardy. The jury convicted the four defendants on most of the serious charges, save some drug charges which the prosecution failed to provide proof beyond a resonable doubt. About a year after the trial ended I ran into the lawyer (in the park) for the defendant facing just the drug charges that was convicted. The lawyer indicated that he received a reduce sentence while the three convicted of murder received the maximum. Just wanted to provide an alternative view on a judge I was very impressed with.

NYTimes Endorses Crocker-Snyder for Manhattan DA | 2 comments (2 topical)

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