K.R. writing from New York
“My trial attorney never investigated my claim of actual innocence... A core function of defense counsel is to investigate and assess potentially exculpatory evidence.”
Location
Bronx County, New York
Crime of Conviction
Murder in the second degree; Attempted murder in the second degree; Robbery in the first degree
Year of Conviction
1995
Legal claims
K.R. claims that an individual received a "secret agreement." K.R. also claims that someone revealed K.R.'s whereabouts on a date in 1992 (presumably an alibi) to the District Attorney in 2016. Additionally, K.R. states that around 2016-17, K.R. learned that a witness had told their grandmother that he had not seen the shooters’ faces because they were wearing masks, and K.R. informed the District Attorney of this. K.R. also claims there was knowing use of perjured testimony. K.R. raises claims of deficient attorney performance. K.R. has a pending clemency petition.
Procedural issues
Conviction appears to have been affirmed on direct appeal.
Filed a post-conviction motion raising an ineffective assistance of counsel claim that appears to have been denied.
Counsel
No counsel currently reported.