

Revisiting a Neglected Truth: A Two-Tiered Criminal Justice System
After the advocacy of Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun reduced the charge of manslaughter to criminally negligent homicide and mandated a sentence that included no jail time for the rookie officer, Peter Liang. Thompson argued that since Liang distributed no malicious intent to shoot Mr. Akai Gurley he should not have to face time behind bars. Although many public defenders and criminal defense attorney appreciate that tra