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Under early changes in New York State's criminal justice system, prosecutors were told they had to get evidence to defense lawyers within 15 days, what's called discovery. For Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, that means spending millions to add 25 staffers.
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The suspect in the May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo was in court Thursday afternoon, facing arraignment on 25 counts, including one count of first degree domestic terrorism. Payton Gendron, appearing with his team of court-appointed attorneys, entered a plea of not guilty and remains held without bail. In addition to the domestic terror charge, he faces 10 counts of first degree murder, 10 counts of second degree murder as a hate crime, three counts of attempted second degree murder as a hate crime and one count of second degree criminal possession of a weapon.
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Erie County District Attorney John Flynn shares his thoughts after a second suspect arrested following the violence outside of McKinley High School was arraigned in court Friday morning.
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Buffalo Police say a second 17-year-old boy is in custody as of Monday afternoon, in connection to the violent attack at McKinley High School last week.
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Police and prosecutors confirmed the arrest and arraignment late Thursday night of a 17-year-old, in connection with a violent fight outside McKinley High School Wednesday afternoon that left a 14-year-old student stabbed and a security guard shot.
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He is already serving a five-year federal sentence for starting a fire in Buffalo City Hall and being a looter in an Elmwood Avenue convenience store. Renford also pleaded guilty to federal charges that brought him prison and three years of supervised release.
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Over $600,000 from the Department of Justice will be used to increase staffing in Erie County laboratories to clear an estimated 400-500 DNA samples.
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Longtime political operative G. Steven Pigeon, whose many past roles includes Erie County Democratic Committee Chairman, was formally charged Thursday morning with six counts related to an alleged incident five years ago involving a girl, according to prosecutors, was younger than 11 years old at the time.
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Maserati driver sentenced to 3-9 years for fatal South Buffalo crash that caused social media rumorsThe drunk driver of a Maserati who killed two people in South Buffalo received his sentence Tuesday, concluding a case that spurred widespread social media speculation and false accusations of a cover-up.