Kramer Levin Obtains Vacatur for Human Trafficking Survivor’s Criminal Conviction

Kramer Levin successfully moved for vacatur under New York Criminal Procedure Law § 440.10, which allows victims of human trafficking to seek post-conviction relief for offenses committed while trafficked. The trafficking survivor, S.S., was wrongly convicted of a felony under the coercion of her trafficker. S.S.’s conviction was an obstacle to securing housing and even prevented her from chaperoning her children’s field trips. With the help of Legal Aid attorney Leigh Latimer, Litigation associates Jennifer M. Klein and Michelle Ben-David prepared the vacatur motion, which was granted by Judge Steven Barrett of Bronx County Criminal Court this past January. S.S. is excited and relieved to have a traumatic chapter of her life behind her.