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Inside the Courts: Mired in Misdemeanors
June 08, 2004
by David Feige
The recent arrest of a Queens man for a string of sexual assaults on the Upper East Side has intensified the debate about recidivists in the criminal justice system. Kevin White, it was quickly disclo....
Inside The Courts: More Latosha
May 19, 2004
by David Feige
Earlier, I a mentioned a prostitute I called Latosha we had celebrated her 100th criminal conviction the night before the night before Christmas. When we left her, she had just pled guilty to possessi....
Inside The Courts: Latosha
May 18, 2004
by David Feige
Just before Christmas eve, I celebrated an unusual anniversary with a client I'll call Latosha. It happened during night court. Most years, there aren't that many arrests in the days just before Chris....
Inside The Courts: The People
May 11, 2004
by David Feige
If you were to wander into Bronx criminal court on almost any weekday, one of the first things you'd notice is the people--it's crowded. Hundreds and hundreds of them milling around looking for their ....
Inside the Court System
by David Feige
Public defender David Feige is contributing a series of stories to take us inside the court system and tell us what he's seen. Mired in Misdemeanors June 8, 2004 The recent....
Commentary: Stolen Prison Painting Highlights Changes
March 05, 2003
by David Feige
In 1965 Salvador Dali donated a painting of Christ on the cross to the New York City Department of Corrections. Since then, the painting has been hanging around Riker's Island. Until last week, that i....
The Validity of Confessions: A Public Defender's Take
January 31, 2003
by David Feige
Although a judge in Manhattan overturned the convictions of the five men charged in connection with the 1989 attack on the central park jogger, this week the police department released a report standi....
Commentary: A Moment of Mercy
December 11, 2002
by David Feige
In an overburdened court system, justice can be capricious. Sometimes the difference between freedom and incarceration depends on a single moment of mercy. Commentator David Feige, a public defender....
Poor Defendants in the Criminal Court System
May 08, 2001
by David Feige
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New York City's Bewildering Legal System
January 22, 2001
by David Feige
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King Of The Courts
December 07, 2000
by David Feige
Al Gore's chief lawyer, David Boies will represent the vice president before the Florida Supreme Court. Until recently Boies was best known for winning the government's anti -trust case against Micros....
