Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Downtown Docket: Sept. 11 Trials Draw Comparisons

By DNAinfo Staff on November 23, 2009 12:06pm  | Updated on November 23, 2009 11:38am

By Shayna Jacobs

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — The trial of Ahmed Kalfan Ghaliani, the first Guantanamo detainee to be moved to the civilian court system, may serve as a test for the higher-profile Sept. 11 trials in Manhattan federal court. [nytimes.com]

The exoneration of Inwood's Fernando Bermudez, who served 18 years in prison for murder, is fodder for a proposed state law that would make it easier for a judge to overturn a conviction. [nytimes.com]

Two women accused of prostitution, who were working as exotic dancers in Midtown when their club was raided, will be on trial today in Manhattan. [nypost.com]