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Judge's 'Racist' Words Cut 10 Years Off Area's Man Prison Sentence Judge's 'Racist' Words Cut 10 Years Off Area's Man Prison Sentence
Judge's 'Racist' Words Cut 10 Years Off Area's Man Prison Sentence An area man had 10 years shaved off his prison sentence after a panel of appeals judges ruled against the presiding judge for making racists comments during sentencing. Retired Judge Frank Labuda’s remarks at Angelo Johnson’s 2018 sentencing for burglary in Sullivan County were slammed by the appellate panel as being an outrageous 19th-century racist ideology that claimed that Blacks were inferior because they had smaller brains. During Johnson's trial Labuda told him he pitied him because his brain was “probably retarded in growth” and repeatedly ordered his mouth bound with mask…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Overturned Conviction Of Man Who Killed Fugitive Will Be Appealed By Westchester DA Overturned Conviction Of Man Who Killed Fugitive Will Be Appealed By Westchester DA
Overturned Conviction Of Man Who Killed Fugitive Will Be Appealed By Westchester DA Officials in Westchester County are attempting to appeal a decision by a state appellate panel who recently overturned a conviction of a man who fatally shot a Rockland County fugitive five years ago. Last March, Sparrow Bush resident David Carlson was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Robert Freehill to five years in prison after he was convicted by a jury for his role in the death of Norris Acosta-Sanchez, who was wanted for having sex with a 14-year-old girl in Ramapo. Carlson befriended Acosta-Sanchez, who eventually confided his crime to him over beers. After several failed attemp…

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by Zak Failla