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Ex-con gets life in prison for NY student torture

(7/25/08) Robert Williams was convicted last month in Manhattan of attempted murder, rape, kidnapping and arson. His actual sentence — 422 years — was pronounced by state Supreme Court Justice Carol Berkman, who said that for the sake of public safety she doesn't ever want him to get out of prison. Berkman noted:
"The defendant, by his own conduct, has forfeited any hope of liberty."

Governor appoints appellate judge

(7/23/08) Gov. David Paterson has appointed Justice Helen Freedman, who has served on the bench for more than 25 years, to fill a vacancy in the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in Manhattan.



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