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Judge Overturns NFL Lineman's Father's Conviction In Decades-Old Westchester Robbery (UPDATE) Judge Overturns NFL Lineman's Father's Conviction In Decades-Old Westchester Robbery (UPDATE)
Judge Overturns NFL Lineman's Father's Conviction In Decades-Old Westchester Robbery (Update) Following the discovery of new evidence and constitutional violations, a judge has vacated the conviction of the father of an NFL lineman who served years in prison for a Westchester robbery decades ago.  In an announcement on Friday, Dec. 27, the Westchester County DA's Office said a judge overturned the conviction of 67-year-old Jeffrey Koonce, who was found guilty of robbery and weapons possession in 1983 in connection with a 1981 armed robbery at a Mount Vernon social club.  District Attorney Miriam Rocah said her office’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU) uncovered evide…

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