trials Archives - Cop Block

Book Review: “Crooked Brooklyn” Tells Tales Of Criminal Cops

December 17, 2015 Georgia Sand 870 Views attorneys, bias, bribes, brooklyn, Corruption, Credit Union, crime, Crooked Brookly, DA, Details, Detectives, District Attorney, gang, Hit men, Homicide, Hostile, Jerome D. Cohen, judges, jury, Jury Polling, Liquor Store, Litigation, Michael Vecchione, mob, murder, nypd, Organized crime, pension, police, Political Corruption, Political Leader, politics, Prison, prison sentence, Prosecution, prosecutor, robbery, sentencing, trial, Trial Testimony, trials, Undertaker, Vecchione, voir dire, Witnesses

Crooked Brooklyn is a sort of memoir by former District Attorney Michael Vecchione, and is replete with behind-the-scenes stories from the

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Is Fingerprint Identification Really as Foolproof as Portrayed?

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 936 Views Accountability, Alfred Stratton, blood, bloody thumbprint, Civil rights, common points, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, courtroom, courts, crime, crime scene, Dishonesty, evidence, fingerprints, Forensic science, freedom, grease, Henry Faulds, identical twins, Investigation, Justice System, kelly patterson, LA Times, Maryland, murder, myths, National Academy of Sciences, nevada cop block, nvcopblock.org, partial print, police, rights, Scotland Yard, smudges, sound science, sweat, trials, unemployed ruffian, wrongfull convictions

It’s a pretty accepted idea that fingerprint evidence is an airtight method of proving that an accused person was at

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Articles Killer Cops Police Abuse Toxic Cops

No More Secret Trials for Police in California

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 Brian Sumner 768 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, California, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Daniel Pantaleo, Darren Wilson, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, Drug war, excessive force, Featured, ferguson, film the police, Filming police, Florida, freedom, Grand, grand jury, Grand Jury Ban, grand jury indictment, Harassment, Homicide, Illegal search/entry, jury, Justice System, no victim no crime, ny, nypd, NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, Photography, Police State, rights, Secret, Secret Trials, state of emergency, strike the root, Surveillance, Transparency, trials

A historical vote took place this week, as California Governor Jerry Brown, signed SB 227 into law banning the use

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Brian Sumner Arrested for Filming Cops (Call Flood Request) Updated

September 10, 2014October 16, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 721 Views Accountability, bill of rights, Brian Sumner, Civil rights, Clovis Police, constitution, coroner's inquest, courts, first amendment, Free FRESNO, Freedom of speech, Fresno Liberty Movement, kelly patterson, nevada cop block, police, trials, video taping, wrongfull convictions

Update: Charges Dismissed Against Brian Sumner Brian Sumner has reported via the FaceBook event page that his charges were dropped

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Justice for Stanley Gibson or Just an End-Around Coroner’s Inquest Reforms?

August 21, 2012October 16, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 638 Views Accountability, albuquerque, Clark County District Attorney, coroner's inquest, Corruption, courts, DA statements, deadly force, evidence, grand jury, Investigation, jesus arevalo, justice, kelly patterson, las vegas police protective association, lvmpd, LVPPA, metro, murder, Nevada, NM, paid administrative leave, paid vacation, Police brutality, Police Union, Stanley Gibson, steve wolfson, trials

Within the last few days, it’s been reported that Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson is close to reaching a

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