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Eric Shapiro Renfroe ’15 Makes Practicing Criminal Law a Family Affair
Eric Renfroe ’15 is a criminal defense attorney who was born into a family of lawyers. He has his own practice based in Queens, where he shares office space — and sometimes cases — with his father, a practicing criminal defense attorney.
Judge defends decision to send accused cop killer Tyrone Howard to rehab instead of jail
Defense Attorney Christopher Renfoe said "we can't indict the program, or say the judge did something wrong. I have several clients who turned their lives around after going through this program."
Gruesome testimony in trial of woman accused of running down Staten Island attorney
In a powerful day of testimony against a woman accused of slamming her speeding vehicle into a noted Staten Island attorney, two witnesses described for the court how severed pieces of the victim's body were thrown into the air after he was struck by the car.
Mujer seguirá en prisión por liposucciones ilegales en Queens
Nieto está acusada de practicar ilegalmente la medicina realizando operaciones sin licencia en el centro de estética y nutrición Perfect Image Stethicks.
Court Hears Witness Alter Testimony in Old Murder
The prisoner sat patiently in Justice Robert C. McGann’s courtroom in Supreme Court in Queens yesterday. A white mesh bag filled with legal files rested at his feet, and the inscription “In God We Trust” loomed over his bowed, shaved head.
Defendant Wins Freedom, but Not Vindication
Joshua Rivera, convicted of a 1992 murder, had his case re-opened after new witnesses came forward. Yesterday he accepted an unusual plea deal.
Cleared of murder conviction, Queens kid ready for life, college after five years in slammer
Ryan Dufort, now 20, was arrested when he was 15 and released five years later on June 15. A Queens teen who spent five years in jail after he was wrongly accused of murder is eager to move on.