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==Tyrone Johnson case== |
==Tyrone Johnson case== |
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In 2005, Judge Rios' conduct in the second murder trial of Tyrone Johnson came under scrutiny. Johnson's first conviction for the murder of nightclub owner Leroy Vann was overturned by Judge Rios when it was revealed that a prosecutor lied about the whereabouts of a defense witness.<ref>[http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=investigators&id=3628380 Did Judge Tip Scales in Murder Case?], [[WABC-TV]] Eyewitness News.</ref> Judith Memblatt, the judge's former law clerk, accused him of improperly coaching the prosecutor in the second trial, Eugene Riebstein.<ref name="abclocal.go.com">[http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=investigators&id=3628380 7online.com: Did Judge Tip Scales in Murder Case? 11/15/05<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Based on Memblatt's allegations, Johnson's defense attorney [[Ron Kuby]] sought to overturn this second conviction.<ref name="abclocal.go.com"/> In support of the motion to vacate the conviction, Kuby took the unorthodox step of calling Judge Rios as a witness to address the allegation,<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2006/07/30/2006-07-30_bench_press_03_slay_trial_judge_must_tes.html BENCH PRESS: '03 SLAY TRIAL JUDGE MUST TESTIFY], ''[[New York Daily News]]''</ref> but Rios denied any misconduct. A side issue in the case is Memblatt's further allegation of a sexual affair between former prosecutor Meryl Lutsky and the married Rios which, in Memblatt's words, made him "unfit" to be a judge.<ref name="New York Post Online Edition: News">[http://pqarchiver.nypost.com/nypost/access/927950991.html?dids=927950991:927950991&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT New York Post Online Edition: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The affair, and Memblatt's subsequent firing, prompted the [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] ''[[New York Post]]'' to call Rios the "Love Judge."<ref name="New York Post Online Edition: News"/> Memblatt has gone on to become a [[blog]]ger highly critical of the New York state judiciary as a whole.<ref>[http://ittakesablogger.blogspot.com/2005/06/it-takes-blogger.html "It Takes A Blogger"]</ref> In October 2006, Judge Matthew D'Emic denied Johnson's motion to overturn the conviction, finding no misconduct on Rios' part.<ref>[http://www.courts.state.ny.us/library/queens/PDF_files/people-johnson.pdf ''People v. Johnson''] Decision & Order.</ref> |
In 2005, Judge Rios' conduct in the second murder trial of Tyrone Johnson came under scrutiny. Johnson's first conviction for the murder of nightclub owner Leroy Vann was overturned by Judge Rios when it was revealed that a prosecutor lied about the whereabouts of a defense witness.<ref>[http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=investigators&id=3628380 Did Judge Tip Scales in Murder Case?], [[WABC-TV]] Eyewitness News.</ref> Judith Memblatt, the judge's former law clerk, accused him of improperly coaching the prosecutor in the second trial, Eugene Riebstein.<ref name="abclocal.go.com">[http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=investigators&id=3628380 7online.com: Did Judge Tip Scales in Murder Case? 11/15/05<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Based on Memblatt's allegations, Johnson's defense attorney [[Ron Kuby]] sought to overturn this second conviction.<ref name="abclocal.go.com"/> In support of the motion to vacate the conviction, Kuby took the unorthodox step of calling Judge Rios as a witness to address the allegation,<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2006/07/30/2006-07-30_bench_press_03_slay_trial_judge_must_tes.html BENCH PRESS: '03 SLAY TRIAL JUDGE MUST TESTIFY], ''[[New York Daily News]]'' {{Wayback|date=20070930055541|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2006/07/30/2006-07-30_bench_press_03_slay_trial_judge_must_tes.html|df=yes}}</ref> but Rios denied any misconduct. A side issue in the case is Memblatt's further allegation of a sexual affair between former prosecutor Meryl Lutsky and the married Rios which, in Memblatt's words, made him "unfit" to be a judge.<ref name="New York Post Online Edition: News">[http://pqarchiver.nypost.com/nypost/access/927950991.html?dids=927950991:927950991&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT New York Post Online Edition: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The affair, and Memblatt's subsequent firing, prompted the [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] ''[[New York Post]]'' to call Rios the "Love Judge."<ref name="New York Post Online Edition: News"/> Memblatt has gone on to become a [[blog]]ger highly critical of the New York state judiciary as a whole.<ref>[http://ittakesablogger.blogspot.com/2005/06/it-takes-blogger.html "It Takes A Blogger"] {{Dead link|date=May 2012|bot=BlevintronBot}}</ref> In October 2006, Judge Matthew D'Emic denied Johnson's motion to overturn the conviction, finding no misconduct on Rios' part.<ref>[http://www.courts.state.ny.us/library/queens/PDF_files/people-johnson.pdf ''People v. Johnson''] Decision & Order.</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 03:48, 6 May 2012
Jaime Rios is a judge on the New York Supreme Court for Queens County. Prior to sitting on the Supreme Court, Judge Rios served on the New York City Civil Court and the Housing Court. Judge Rios holds a B.S. degree from City College of New York, a M.A. degree from New York University, and a law degree from Fordham University School of Law. Following law school, Judge Rios was a prosecutor in King's County and later an attorney for the New York City Police Department. He also teaches landlord/tenant law at Fordham as an adjunct professor. He is also a co-chair of Fordham's Minority Mentorship Program for law students.
Tyrone Johnson case
In 2005, Judge Rios' conduct in the second murder trial of Tyrone Johnson came under scrutiny. Johnson's first conviction for the murder of nightclub owner Leroy Vann was overturned by Judge Rios when it was revealed that a prosecutor lied about the whereabouts of a defense witness.[1] Judith Memblatt, the judge's former law clerk, accused him of improperly coaching the prosecutor in the second trial, Eugene Riebstein.[2] Based on Memblatt's allegations, Johnson's defense attorney Ron Kuby sought to overturn this second conviction.[2] In support of the motion to vacate the conviction, Kuby took the unorthodox step of calling Judge Rios as a witness to address the allegation,[3] but Rios denied any misconduct. A side issue in the case is Memblatt's further allegation of a sexual affair between former prosecutor Meryl Lutsky and the married Rios which, in Memblatt's words, made him "unfit" to be a judge.[4] The affair, and Memblatt's subsequent firing, prompted the tabloid New York Post to call Rios the "Love Judge."[4] Memblatt has gone on to become a blogger highly critical of the New York state judiciary as a whole.[5] In October 2006, Judge Matthew D'Emic denied Johnson's motion to overturn the conviction, finding no misconduct on Rios' part.[6]
References
- ^ Did Judge Tip Scales in Murder Case?, WABC-TV Eyewitness News.
- ^ a b 7online.com: Did Judge Tip Scales in Murder Case? 11/15/05
- ^ BENCH PRESS: '03 SLAY TRIAL JUDGE MUST TESTIFY, New York Daily News Template:Wayback
- ^ a b New York Post Online Edition: News
- ^ "It Takes A Blogger" [dead link]
- ^ People v. Johnson Decision & Order.
External links
- Hon. Jaime Rios, New York State Unified Court System