Defense Acquittal Stuns Jury in Cocaine Case Split Verdict
Hector Miranda was acquitted of January 1989 cocaine selling to a state police investigator, yet jurors convicted him of a related March 1989 sale. Assistant District Attorney Mascari said the panel doubted the January identification but believed co-defendant Frieda Sanchez tied Miranda to the March transaction. Miranda faces 25 years to life for the first degree sale. sentencing set for March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvatore Piemonte
Hector Miranda
Robert Mascari
Miranda
Patrick J. Cunningham
Kevin Miay
Insi Wees
Mulroy
Cunningham
Piemonte
Chris Copperwell
Shoddiness
Mascari
Victor Santos-Sosa
Carmello Cruz Sorta
Wao
Schaffer Avenue
Fiennes
Copperwell
Woman admits cocaine possession at Greyhound station
Diane Sweeney 24 of Rochester pleaded guilty to a Class A-I felony for possessing about 6.6 pounds of cocaine found at the Greyhound Bus Terminal on Erie Boulevard East last August. Judge Burke set a minimum 15 years to life state prison. Bordeaux faces trial May 7 with bail at 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greyhound
Diane Sweeney
Rochester
William J. Burke
Erie Boulevard East
Burke
Sweeney
Ralph Cognetti
State Supreme Court Appellate Division
Pelicia Bordeaux
Cognetti
Richard Southwick
Bordeaux
Syracuse
Hancock
Los Angeles
GE gets $113.4 million sonar system contract in Syracuse
General Electric in Syracuse wins a $113.4 million Navy contract to design a sonar combat system for Sea Wolf class submarines. Work starts soon and is due by June 1994. Officials say local employment will not rise despite the new award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Syracuse
Connie Grasso
James Walsh
Walsh
James O'Connor
Jasso
Living history conference and workshops in New York
The Upstate New York Women's History Organization hosts its annual conference March 23 and 24 at SUNY Oswego for women historians and others. A living history performance by Sally Roesch Wagner opens events Friday with papers on Saturday and lunch. International Center of Syracuse offers a March 20 workshop Revisiting the Host Family Experience at St. David's Episcopal Church DeWitt. Free parking. For info call SUNY Oswego 341-3443 or 471025 to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upstate New York
Women's History Organization
Suny Oswego
Sally Roesch Wagner
Karen Halbersleben
The
International Center of
Syracuse
St. David’s Episcopal Church
Jamar Drive
DeWitt
Lawyer aims to free second man in Coleman slaying
In Syracuse two men remain jailed for the Cheryl Coleman murder as a third defendant, Gregory Brown, was released after prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence for a felony hearing. Carlton Lewis and Willie McKee face questions over statements tied to the case. Brown’s release raises questions about admissibility of co-defendant statements and ongoing bail hearings. Chief Assistant D A Richard Plochocki declined comment on the evidence while noting no immediate flight risk. Tisdell plans to petition Justice Gorman to reconsider Lewis’s bail after new courtroom disclosures. Brown’s case continues upon a pending murder charge and the six month trial window for felony cases remains uncertain without a firm time limit in murder proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Ralph Cognetti
Lewis
Willie McKee
Richard Plochocki
Coleman
Syracuse
Georgia
Midland Avenue
McKee
Salina Street
Tisdell
Mpment
James Tormey
Gorman
Cognetti
Isdell
Plochocki
Corcoran High aims to ease racial tensions through dialogue
Students and administrators at Corcoran High School form United Cultures after a period of racial incidents sparked by a defaced Martin Luther King Jr. poster. They seek improved communication to curb rumors of gang violence and promote cross race understanding with plans for classroom lessons and a potential parents group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corcoran High School
Corcoran
Amy Todeschini
Granger Ward
Ward
Martin Luther King Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
D.A
Hope
Dick Blake
Jesus Christ
Joraniscon ™Eier
Scott van Ham
JTS
West Genesee High School
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!