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New Jersey 4 Update: Another Retrial, One Reduced Sentence

December 9, 2008
The highest court in New York State (the Court of Appeals) decided to give New Jersey 4 Defendent Venice Brown a new trial, and reduced the sentence of Patreese Johnson from 13 to 8 years. For Brown, the court decided … Continue reading read more »
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Halleluah!! 2 of Newark 4 Get Convictions Tossed in Appeal

June 20, 2008
From Newsday: NEW YORK - A New York state appeals court has reversed the gang assault convictions of two of four New Jersey lesbians convicted of attacking a man who was stabbed after he made advances toward one of them. … Continue reading read more »
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