We are happy to announce that we have helped our client, CJ, overturn his conviction and settle his excessive force case. CJ was arrested, prosecuted, and convicted at trial of multiple charges. He was violently assaulted by the police during his arrest. The officers denied beating him at his criminal trial and denied that there was any video footage of the arrest.
During our civil case, we discovered that the NYPD did have video of the arrest and that this video clearly established that CJ was punched, kneed, and kicked several times while he lay on the ground with his hands clasping his wounds. The video directly contradicted the officers and should have been turned over before trial. Because it was not, CJ’s conviction was vacated. As a result, CJ shaved years off of his sentence. The officers settled CJ’s excessive force claim for $125k.