Kramer Levin Assists The Legal Aid Society in Preparing Amicus Brief

Kramer Levin assisted The Legal Aid Society in preparing an amicus brief in support of defendants-appellants in three criminal cases accepted for review by the New York Court of Appeals. In all three cases, the defendants were denied the opportunity to impeach key police officer witnesses based on prior bad acts alleged in civil rights complaints filed against the officers. The amicus brief argues that the trial court rulings, which were upheld by the Appellate Division, misapplied the rules of evidence and deprived the defendants of a constitutional right, and requests that the Court of Appeals reverse the decisions, vacate the convictions, and remand for new trials. The Kramer Levin team consisted of Litigation partner David S. Frankel, special counsel Marjorie E. Sheldon and associate Kurt M. Denk, with help from Litigation associates Leah S. Friedman, Max J. Goldman and Michael A. Cohen, and paralegal Jen Brevaire.