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Court challenge to Pataki removal of NY prosecutor over death penalty
Albany reports indicating Gov. Pataki overstepped by removing Bronx DA Johnson who refused to seek the death penalty in the Diaz slaying of NYPD officer Gillespie. Lawyers argued that the capital punishment statute grants more DA discretion than claimed.
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Albany
George Pataki
Bronx
Eesepnater
Arthur Eisenberg
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Court of Appeals
Johnson
Pataki
Eisenfees
Dennis Vacco
Angel Diaz
New York City
Kevin Gillespié
Diaz
Richard Holwell
Bronx Aseptan
Anthony Gierese
Manhattan
Robert Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Scott Schneiderman
Holwell