Gary J. Galperin

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Gary J. Galperin is the Deputy Chief of the Trial Division at the New York County District Attorney's Office as well as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law specializing in criminal law and trial advocacy.[1]

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[edit] Cardozo Law

Galperin has been an adjunct at Cardozo since 1993 and teaches the Criminal Justice and Society Colloquium and Prosecutor Practicum. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Cardozo Law in 1980 and joined the New York County District Attorney's Office in 1981. He was named Best Adjunct Professor in 2001, and received in 2004 the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Contribution to Public Service.[2]

[edit] New York County ADA

At the New York County District Attorney's Office, Galperin has been involved with the Narcotics Eviction Program, a crime-fighting unit that rids communities of drug dealers and others involved in illegal businesses,[3] and he also oversees insanity defense cases.[4]

[edit] Major Cases

  • Ronald Short: Bludgeoned and hacked his two young sons to death and concealed their bodies in the basement coal room of a Manhattan building he oversaw.[5][6]
  • Thaddeus Davis: Murdered his former girlfriend and caused paralysis of a subway conductor.[9]
  • Foxy Brown: Accused of assaulting two nail salon workers in a fight over payment for a manicure.[10]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Adjunct Faculty. Cardozo Law. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  2. ^ Adjunct Faculty. Cardozo Law Alumni Newsletter. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  3. ^ The Manhattan District Attorney’s Narcotics Eviction Program. US Department of Justice. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  4. ^ Hoffman, Jan (1995-02-18). Lingering Emptiness. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  5. ^ Feuer, Alan (2001-05-10). Court Theatrics Abound At a Murder Sentencing. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  6. ^ Ross, Barbara (2001-04-10). Dad Surprises With Guilty Plea in Sons' Slayings. The Daily News. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  7. ^ Moyniham, Colin (2004-06-04). Hearing Revisits East Village Killing and Dismemberment. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  8. ^ Peterson, Helen (2004-07-10). Sicko Gets Beastly Laughs. The Daily News. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  9. ^ Life Prison Term For Subway Murder. The New York Times (1993-05-13). Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  10. ^ Rapper Foxy Brown trial set for July. The Associated Press (2006-05-26). Retrieved on 2008-01-26.

[edit] External links

1. Cardozo Adjunct Faculty

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