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The Peculiar Gap in NY State Interrogation Law: A Social Justice Forum |
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Start Date: | 3/3/2016 | Start Time: | 3:30 PM |
End Date: | 3/3/2016 | End Time: | 6:00 PM |
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Event Description:
The Peculiar Gap in NY State Interrogation Law: A Social Justice Forum
Thursday, March 3, 2016
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Haaren Hall, 630T
*Program begins promptly at 4:00 PM
Please RSVP to: Rukiya.King@jjay.cuny.edu
New York State law prohibits certain interrogation practices yet does not require the police to record interrogations to provide an accurate and objective record.
This forum will discuss the significance & implications of the “gap” in New York State interrogation law focusing on People v. Thomas, which reversed Adrian Thomas’ murder conviction because the New York State Court of Appeals found the original police interrogation had been coercive. Learn more about the case here.
Featured Special Guest:
The Honorable Bill Perkins, State Senator, 30th Senatorial District of New York State
Host & Moderator:
Matthew B. Johnson, Professor, Department of Psychology, John Jay College
Panelists:
Jeffrey Deskovic, President, The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice; exonerated of murder and rape conviction by the Innocence Project in 2006
Johnny Hincapie, 25-year murder conviction overturned in 2015
Delores Jones–Brown, Professor, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration and Director of the Center on Race, Crime & Justice, John Jay College
RSVP to: Rukiya.King@jjay.cuny.edu
Co-sponsors: John Jay College - Psychology Department; Africana Studies Department; Center on Race, Crime, & Justice; Black Student Union; Center on Media, Crime & Justice; Students for Justice in Palestine; Youth Justice Club; Law Society. Community Partners - Equal Justice, USA (Brooklyn); The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice; Forensic Division of NYSPA; and others.
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Location Information: Haaren Hall (View Map) 899 Tenth Avenue New York, NY 10019
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