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| Rush to delay freedom spree |
| By New York Post |
| Published: 06/16/2008 |
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NEW YORK - The Paterson administration has rushed to court to delay a ruling that could force it to spring hundreds of murderers, robbers and other thugs - and end parole for thousands more, The Post has learned. The violent felons were ordered freed by the Court of Appeals on April 29 on grounds that, absent-mindedly or unwittingly, judges failed to tell them they would have to spend up to five years on parole supervision after their prison terms expired. Now, Gov. Paterson, a Democrat, has asked an Albany judge for permission to keep the convicts behind bars or under supervision as it scrambles to set up thousands of new sentencing hearings. "The impact on public safety could be irreparably severe," Division of Correctional Services attorney Anthony J. Annucci argued in the June 4 court filing. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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