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Ruling alters legal landscape in New York shaken-baby cases

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Ruling alters legal landscape in New York shaken-baby cases
For the first time, a New York appellate court has ruled that evidence once used to convict people in shaken-baby cases may no longer be scientifically valid. The ruling, which came in the case of René Bailey, a Greece woman convicted of causing the death of a child in 2001, has implications for a number of other people in state... more

Former teacher’s aide sentenced for sending sexual photos to student in Cayuga County

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Former teacher’s aide sentenced for sending sexual photos to student in Cayuga County
A former teacher's aide was sentenced Tuesday in Cayuga County for sending sexually explicit images and videos to one of her students. Last month, 23-year-old Nicole Green, of 137 Martville Road in Oswego County, pleaded guilty to one felony count of first-degree disseminating indecent material to a minor. At that time, Green admitted to sending pictures of her breasts to... more

Driver in deadly Farmington crash faces maximum of 15 days in jail

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Driver in deadly Farmington crash faces maximum of 15 days in jail
A man who failed to stop at a stop sign and caused a deadly crash at a Farmington intersection back in March has been found guilty of one of three charges. The crash killed two men – Jeff VanderMallie and Allan Hallings – after the driver, 39-year-old Jason Jensen, hit their pickup truck at the intersection of Shortsville Road (County... more

Shooter pleads guilty to attempted assault for incident at Cayuga Nation-owned house

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Shooter pleads guilty to attempted assault for incident at Cayuga Nation-owned house
One of four people arrested over the highly publicized shooting and arson at a Cayuga Nation-owned house last year took a plea deal Monday in Seneca County Court. Marcus Redeye, 19, of Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempted second-degree assault. He is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 14 to five years of probation and up... more

Cayuga DA Budelmann secures 15-year conviction of Auburn man

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Cayuga DA Budelmann secures 15-year conviction of Auburn man
District Attorney Budelmann announced today that his Office secured the conviction of Jkendrick Agee (DOB 8/10/1991) on one count of Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree, a class D felony. The jury found that Agee, on February 28, 2016, while confined as an inmate at the Auburn Correctional Facility, possessed a weapon consisting of a razor-blade weapon wrapped with... more

Judge rejects allegations that Cayuga County DA withheld evidence

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Judge rejects allegations that Cayuga County DA withheld evidence
wo Auburn men were sentenced in separate drug-related cases Thursday, but not before both raised questions about Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann. Tyrone Matthews, of 44 Orchard St., and Adam Smith, of 10 Wheeler St., appeared in Cayuga County criminal court before Judge Thomas Leone. But all parties had a lot to say regarding recent allegations against the district... more

Auburn man sentenced to 15 years in prison for federal child porn charges

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Auburn man sentenced to 15 years in prison for federal child porn charges
An Auburn man will spend the next 15 years in prison for promoting child pornography. In May 2014, Michael Mahannah, of 167 State St., was arrested in Cayuga County after messaging who he thought was a 12-year-old boy for sex. However, according to Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann, that person was really an undercover state trooper. Read more from... more

Former Waterloo Justice Barto appeal denied (full appellate decision transcript)

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Former Waterloo Justice Barto appeal denied (full appellate decision transcript)
The state appellate court has affirmed the conviction of former Waterloo Village Justice Roger Barto. He had been convicted by a jury in Seneca County of insurance fraud, falsifying business records, defrauding the government, and falsely reporting an incident after he claimed that he had been attacked with a toilet seat. Read the entire appellate court decision: Appeal from a... more

Court dismisses main arguments by Auburn neighbors against new cell tower

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Court dismisses main arguments by Auburn neighbors against new cell tower
Allegations that the Auburn Planning Board was superficial in its review of plans to build a 150-foot-tall cell tower near a city neighborhood were dismissed in court Wednesday. Cayuga County Court Judge Mark Fandrich mostly dismissed the arguments made in a lawsuit challenging the proposed Verizon telecommunications tower, which would be sited on a property owned by the Auburn Industrial... more

Geneva burglar faces lengthy prison term; robbed Mr. Twistee’s, Taco Bell, Tim Horton’s

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Geneva burglar faces lengthy prison term; robbed Mr. Twistee’s, Taco Bell, Tim Horton’s
A Geneva man is looking at a lengthy prison sentence after admitting he broke into numerous businesses in the area earlier this year. Pedro Diaz-Figueroa, 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Ontario County Court to multiple counts of burglary, criminal mischief and larceny. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 11 by Judge Frederick Reed to 6 to 12 years behind... more

GUILTY: Auburn man faces 20 year sentence for DWI crash that killed infant

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GUILTY: Auburn man faces 20 year sentence for DWI crash that killed infant
Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann celebrated the guilty plea of 37-year-old Raymond Campagna Jr., of Auburn, who was involved in a fatal crash on Route 34 in the Town of Fleming. Through the investigation into the accident, it was found that Campagna had a blood-alcohol content of more than .08 percent at the time of the crash. The accident... more

Kenny rants on the Rochester City Court Judge who was stopped on 490 and charged with DWI

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Kenny rants on the Rochester City Court Judge who was stopped on 490 and charged with DWI
Kenny rants on Leticia Astacio, the Rochester City Court Judge who was stopped on 490 with four flat tires and charged with DWI. Also, Kenny’s thoughts on the Syracuse Orange, Buffalo Bills, and the Mynderse and Waterloo boys and girls varsity basketball squads heading into 2016-17. Check out the episode at FingerLakes1.TV Audio Only Version: more

NY AG: Skaneateles man, company convicted of dumping polluted water into CNY creek

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NY AG: Skaneateles man, company convicted of dumping polluted water into CNY creek
A Skaneateles man and his company have been convicted of environmental law crimes after state officials found the firm dumping polluted water into an Onondaga County creek. Michael Jones, 44, pleaded guilty Thursday to three misdemeanor charges for dumping liquids containing hazardous substances into Ley Creek. He also admitted to keeping petroleum-contaminated soil on property owned by his company, Coast... more
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