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Inside the Courts: Mired in Misdemeanors
by David Feige
June 08, 2004
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
by David Feige
May 19, 2004
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
by David Feige
May 18, 2004
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
by David Feige
May 11, 2004
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. Night Court May 4, 2004 It was nearly 11:30, and night court ....
Commentary: Stolen Prison Painting Highlights Changes
by David Feige
March 05, 2003
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
by David Feige
January 31, 2003
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
by David Feige
December 11, 2002
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
by David Feige
May 08, 2001
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New York City's Bewildering Legal System
by David Feige
January 22, 2001
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King Of The Courts
by David Feige
December 07, 2000
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....
Vote 2009
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