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Courtroom In Hudson Valley Named After Judge Who Died From Heart Attack In Court Courtroom In Hudson Valley Named After Judge Who Died From Heart Attack In Court
Courtroom In Hudson Valley Named After Judge Who Died From Heart Attack In Court A bill renaming a Hudson Valley courtroom after a judge who died of a heart attack while in court has been signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul.  Earlier Report - Judge Was Handling Family Law Matter When He Suffered Fatal Heart Attack In Putnam County The bill, which names a courtroom in the Putnam Supreme and County Court after the late Putnam County Court Judge James F. Reitz, was signed on Monday, Dec. 19, according to the New York State Legislature.  The renamed room, Room 301, will now be known as the "Judge James F. Reitz Memorial Courtroom," according to a spokespers…

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by Ben Crnic
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Mom Sentenced For Killing 2-Year-Old Daughter, Slashing Police Officers In Westchester Mom Sentenced For Killing 2-Year-Old Daughter, Slashing Police Officers In Westchester
Mom Sentenced For Killing 2-Year-Old Daughter, Slashing Police Officers In Westchester A Westchester mother who admitted to killing her 2-year-old daughter may spend the rest of her life in prison. Mamaroneck resident Cynthia Arce has been sentenced to a term of between 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year in Westchester County Court to killing her daughter, Gabrielle Boyd and stabbing two police officers on April 28 last year. Arce pleaded guilty in September to second-degree murder and aggravated assault. Members of the Mamaroneck Police Department responded to a Chestnut Avenue home in April last year, where there was an emergency call from A…

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by Zak Failla
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Judge Was Handling Family Law Matter When He Suffered Fatal Heart Attack In Putnam County Judge Was Handling Family Law Matter When He Suffered Fatal Heart Attack In Putnam County
Judge Was Handling Family Law Matter When He Suffered Fatal Heart Attack In Putnam County The Putnam County Court judge who died after suffering a heart attack while on the bench fell ill while he was handling a family law court matter on Friday, June 14. A Legal Aid attorney and a lawyer for children were in the courtroom when Judge James Reitz suffered a heart attack, according to a new report by The New York Law Journal. After performing CPR, court officers using a defibrillator in an attempt to resuscitate him, were unable to revive him, the 57-year-old Reitz was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital. Reitz had carried out one case Frid…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Estranged Husband 'Had No Motive To Kill Jennifer,' Defense Attorney In Missing Mom Case Says Estranged Husband 'Had No Motive To Kill Jennifer,' Defense Attorney In Missing Mom Case Says
Estranged Husband 'Had No Motive To Kill Jennifer,' Defense Attorney In Missing Mom Case Says This story has been updated. Just hours after pleading not guilty to charges in connection with the disappearance of his estranged wife, Fotis Dulos posted $500,000 bail and walked out of jail wearing an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements. Moments later, his defense attorney, Norm Pattis, said his client had no motive to kill Jennnifer Farber Dulos. "Mr. Dulos had no motive to kill Jennifer," Pattis said in a statement to Daily Voice following Dulos' release. "A recent court-ordered recommendation was that Mr. Fotis share custody 50/50 with Ms. Fotis.” State’s Attorney Richard Colang…

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by Kathy Reakes