Daniel Penny - what's the verdict?

Kyle

Beloved Misanthrope
PREMO Member
The prosecutor loves thugs more than citizens.

Lead Daniel Penny prosecutor secured light sentence for thug who killed 87-year-old in ATM robbery


Assistant Manhattan DA Dafna Yoran pushed 'restorative justice' for suspect in deadly mugging


Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Dafna Yoran, who urged jurors at Daniel Penny's subway chokehold trial to convict him of manslaughter on Tuesday, once sought reduced punishment for a Manhattan mugger who killed an 87-year-old over $300 in 2019 under the concept of "restorative justice."

Matthew Lee, 57, snuck up on the victim, a former Lehman College professor named Dr. Young Kun Kim, from behind at a Citibank ATM on Broadway on May 13, 2018, video shows. The fatal blow, a punch to the head from behind, appears to have occurred off-camera.

Kim was hospitalized and later died from his injuries. Police eventually identified Lee as the suspect and arrested him within a week.

Under a 2020 policy introduced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's predecessor, Cyrus Vance Jr., Yoran "saw an opportunity for a transformative outcome," according to Gothamist, a New York City news site. It was the first use of the program in a homicide case.



 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
He should have never been charged, but he was.
He should be found innocent, but it's New York, and he is white.
I wouldn't make a bet he will be found innocent. My chances are better with a scratch-off.
 
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