Nearly 20 people have had decades-old convictions for murder and other crimes tossed out after accusing former Detective Louis Scarcella of framing them.
In the bloody years when killings peaked in New York City, Detective Louis Scarcella built a reputation for closing cases.
Yet the Brooklyn district attorney has stood by many other cases the detective worked on. For the first time, prosecutors are now retrying one of those long-ago cases. Scarcella worked homicides as they soared to over 2,200 a year citywide in 1990. There were under 500 last year. Years later, the DA's office became known for its Conviction Review Unit, which has scrutinized hundreds of cases and agreed to exonerate over 30 people after individual investigations.
"In every case involving this former detective, CRU exhaustively reviewed all evidence, and the decision as to whether to vacate or uphold the conviction is based on the facts of the individual case, mindful of past findings regarding Scarcella’s conduct," DA Eric Gonzalez's office said in a statement to The Associated Press.
When Baker and some prosecutors later turned on a video camera, DeLeon asked for a lawyer to "make sure that my situation is right."
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