| Trial for
Man Imprisoned 20 Years Then Freed For
Murder of Collazo Has NYC Crossing Ruiz
By Matthew
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 26 – Richard Rosario
spend twenty years in prison
for the murder of Jorge
Collazo - and then had his
conviction vacated and was not
re-tried. He sued.
On July 19,
2022 U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Lorna G. Schofield
held a final pre-trial
conference, before the jury
trial set to begin on July 25.
Inner City Pres is covering
the case.
Rosario is
suing for the violation of his
constitutional rights by Irwin
Silverman, Gary Whitaker,
Richard Martinez and Charles
Cruger, who investigated the
1996 murder.
In a
pre-trial memo, Rosario says
he will testify for four
hours, and Whitaker and
Martinez for four to six hours
each. Three witnesses to the
murder will be called, and
alibi witnesses that Rosario
was in Florida at the time of
the murder.
One possible
witness, Lyamari Leon, is
described as testifying about
an "alternative theory and
motive for the murder of Jorge
Collazo."
The
defense says it will call
former ADA Jeanne Patrauskas,
for an hour. There will be
DD5s and crime scene photos,
and Dateline interview
transcripts.
On July 26, with
Inner City Press in the
gallery, Rosario's lawyer and
the NYC lawyer questioning
witness Ms. Ruiz and Inner
City Press live tweeted it here:
Ok - now at
Richard Rosario v NYC after he
spent 20 years in prison for
Bronx murder on 6/19/96 when
13 people swear he was in
Florida
Rosario's lawyer,
to 1 of 13, Ms Ruiz: Did the
NYPD ever reach out to you?
NYPD's counsel:
Objection!
Judge Scholfield
: Overruled.
Cross. NYC
lawyer: Good morning, Ms Ruiz.
Did you ever call the police?
Ruiz: No. NYC
lawyer: You never testified in
the 1998 murder trial? Ruiz: I
did not. NYC lawyer: People
smoke pot in your building
then, right? Ruiz: It was a
social thing that people did.
NYC lawyer:
Why do you remember Richard
Rosario being there? Ruiz:
Because of the crime. NYC
lawyer: But that's looking
back. Did an investigator for
Rosario contact you in 2002?
Ruiz: Yes.
NYC lawyer:
Did Rosario's lawyers pay for
your travel, hotel and room
service? Ruiz: Yes. NYC
lawyer: DId they prepare you
for your 2019 deposition?
Ruiz: Maybe. NYC lawyer: And
you spoke with them last
night? Ruiz: Yes.
NYPD lawyer:
Isn't it true Rosario had a
romantic relationship with
Denise Hernandez? Rosario's
lawyer: Objection! Ruiz: I
don't know. NYPD lawyer: But
you know his wife, right?
Seated NYC lawyer
is passing Post It notes to
colleague who's cross
examining Ruiz. Now she shows
Ruiz print outs of Rosario's
text message to her, that she
can't testify unless she talks
to the lawyers 1st. And that
the trial is "not for
peanuts."
Vlog here;
coverage will continue.
The case is
Rosario v. City of New York,
et al., 18-cr-4023
(Schofield)
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