The Brooklyn district attorney’s office has been ordered to
produce any documents regarding allegations of wrongdoing by a former homicide
detective whose old cases are under review.
The New York Times says a state judge will examine the
paperwork regarding Louis Scarcella. It’ll be the first time anyone outside the
DA’s office will have the chance to look at the files.
The district attorney’s office had tried to quash a subpoena
request for the files, arguing it would be damaging to its investigation.
Prosecutors cast a critical eye at Scarcella’s work after a
judge threw out the conviction of a man accused of killing a Brooklyn rabbi in
1990. He had been credited with solving sensational cases.
The judge is expected to take several months to review the
documents.
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