tal Number of Convictions Vacated and Cases Dismissed Tied to NYPD Criminal Conduct Now Totals 509
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., together with the Legal Aid Society, New York County Defender Services, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and the Assigned Counsel Plan announced today the vacatur of 316 convictions tied to nine New York City Police Department officers previously convicted of crimes related to their law enforcement duties. 308 of the convictions are misdemeanors and eight are felonies. Two of the misdemeanor convictions vacated today were initially felony indictments prior to being resolved as misdemeanor pleas. In November 2022, the Office vacated 188 convictions tied to eight officers. Those eight officers, along with one additional officer Oscar Sandino, are tied to this group of vacaturs.
The misdemeanor cases were vacated in Manhattan Criminal Court today, and the felonies will be vacated in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The District Attorney’s Office moved to vacate the convictions on the grounds of due process violations and dismiss the underlying cases following an investigation conducted by the Office’s Post-Conviction Justice Unit (“PCJU”). Today’s vacaturs are part of an ongoing PCJU review of more than 1,100 cases connected to a list of 22 former NYPD officers convicted of crimes provided to the Office in 2021 by public defender and advocacy groups.
In a statement, D.A. Bragg said:
“Today’s announcement makes clear...
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