NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that an inmate convicted in one of New York City's most notorious police killings is fit to stand retrial.
The ruling Thursday rejects arguments by Ronell Wilson's lawyers that he should be spared a potential death penalty on grounds he is mentally retarded.
Wilson was a young gang member on Staten Island when he was convicted in the .blank shootings of undercover officers James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews in a 2006 illegal gun sting gone awry.
Wilson was sentenced to death. But the sentence was thrown out in 2010 by an appeals court based on prosecutorial error.
On Tuesday, a federal prison guard was charged with having an illegal affair with Wilson that left her pregnant.
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Monday, May 20 2013 6:03 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:03:42 GMT
Metro-North is urging commuters in Connecticut to make alternate plans starting on Monday. Train service on much of the New Haven line remains suspended after Friday's train derailment
Metro-North is urging commuters in Connecticut to make alternate plans starting on Monday. Train service on much of the New Haven line remains suspended after Friday's train derailment
Monday, May 20 2013 5:58 AM EDT2013-05-20 09:58:10 GMT
The Connecticut Department of Transportation and Metro-North Railroad released the following information regarding service on the New Haven commuter rail line
The Connecticut Department of Transportation and Metro-North Railroad released the following information regarding service on the New Haven commuter rail line
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:57 PM EDT2013-05-20 02:57:40 GMT
The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government.
The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government.
Sunday, May 19 2013 8:35 PM EDT2013-05-20 00:35:12 GMT
A bicyclist was killed when he was struck by a livery cab in Brooklyn early Sunday morning. Police say the victim was riding eastbound on Eastern Parkway between Underhill and Washington Avenues
A bicyclist was killed when he was struck by a livery cab in Brooklyn early Sunday morning. Police say the victim was riding eastbound on Eastern Parkway between Underhill and Washington Avenues
