{"id":516675,"date":"2022-11-27T03:19:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T00:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/convictions-plummet-downgraded-charges-surge-under-manhattan-da-bragg\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T03:19:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T00:19:57","slug":"convictions-plummet-downgraded-charges-surge-under-manhattan-da-bragg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/convictions-plummet-downgraded-charges-surge-under-manhattan-da-bragg\/","title":{"rendered":"#Convictions plummet, downgraded charges surge under Manhattan DA Bragg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34057e7f770\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34057e7f770\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/convictions-plummet-downgraded-charges-surge-under-manhattan-da-bragg\/#%E2%80%9CConvictions_plummet_downgraded_charges_surge_under_Manhattan_DA_Bragg%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Convictions plummet, downgraded charges surge under Manhattan DA Bragg&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CConvictions_plummet_downgraded_charges_surge_under_Manhattan_DA_Bragg%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Convictions plummet, downgraded charges surge under Manhattan DA Bragg&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Soft-on-crime Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has downgraded more than half his felony cases to misdemeanors \u2014 while also managing to lose half of the felony cases that do reach court.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking office on Jan. 1, Bragg has downgraded 52% of felony cases to misdemeanors \u2014 compared to 39% in all of 2019.  Between 2013 and 2020, under District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., the percentage of cases the office downgraded had never exceeded 40%, according to data made public by the DA\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bragg-graphic.jpg?w=322\" alt=\"How Manhattan DA Bragg's office performed this year\" class=\"wp-image-24801114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bragg-graphic.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bragg-graphic.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bragg-graphic.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bragg-graphic.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bragg-graphic.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">New York Post composite<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When serious felony charges are brought, Bragg\u2019s office wins a conviction just 51% of the time \u2014 down from 68% in 2019, the last year before the pandemic disrupted the court system.<\/p>\n<p>He has declined to prosecute 35 percent more felony cases this year than in 2019, with 1,119 so far in 2022 compared to 828 three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The DA\u2019s office requested bail in only 49% of felony cases this year compared to 69% in 2019. State bail reform measures mean almost no non-violent felonies are eligible for bail now although they were in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Misdemeanor convictions have also spiraled downward \u2014 to 29% so far this year, from 68% in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg, who campaigned last year on a promise of criminal justice reform, proudly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanda.org\/data\/\">displays the numbers on his web site<\/a>, the only one of the city\u2019s five district attorneys to do so. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people in charge right now want to talk about gun violence and getting these shootings down,\u201d said Jennifer Harrison, the founder of Victims Rights NY. \u201cBut\u00a0I wonder how many of the incidents [where] the charges were downgraded or dismissed or dropped involved guns or weapons, and how are we going to eradicate this kind of violence when people like Alvin Bragg are in charge?\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/madeline-brame-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Madeline Brame, the mother of Hason Correa was dragged out of the courtroom after a video of the knife that kiiled her son was shown. Travis Stewart appears in court for a bail heaing for his murder case\" class=\"wp-image-24799747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/madeline-brame-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/madeline-brame-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/madeline-brame-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Madeline Brame was dragged out of a courtroom after a video was involving her son\u2019s death \u2014 a case that occurred under Bragg\u2019s watch. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steven Hirsch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harrison added that Bragg \u201creally needs to stop with the public defender mentality and do his job and enforce the law and prosecute crime correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bragg issued a controversial \u201cDay One\u201d memo after taking office saying he would no longer seek prison sentences in many crimes, would downgrade felony charges in cases including armed robberies and drug dealing, and drop some misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>A short time later, career criminal William Rolon was busted for threatening a store worker with a knife and charged only with a misdemeanor, leading a judge to stunningly tell him he should \u201cfeel lucky\u201d because of Bragg\u2019s new policies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/austin-simon-mug-1.jpg?w=691\" alt=\"Austin SImon\" class=\"wp-image-24799748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/austin-simon-mug-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1382 1382w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/austin-simon-mug-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1037 1036w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/austin-simon-mug-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=691 691w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/austin-simon-mug-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=346 345w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/austin-simon-mug-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\"\/><figcaption>Austin Simon was killed by Jose Alba over a bag of chips, which led to a controversial call by Bragg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bragg reversed a couple of the policies in February, including once again allowing commercial robberies committed with knives to be prosecuted as felonies.<\/p>\n<p>So far this year, 1,210 felony cases have resulted in a prison sentence, a 29% drop from 1,699 in 2019. As for misdemeanor cases, the drop was even steeper \u2014 78% \u2014 with just 522 resulting in jail compared to 2,413 in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Anguished Manhattan mom Madeline Brame says she was \u201ctraumatized\u201d by the outcome of the case against the four defendants in the 2018 murder of her Army vet son, Hason Correa, 35. Two got plea deals from Bragg\u2019s office, one pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and the fourth was convicted of gang assault at trial earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not getting any justice or closure. The victims are just left hung out to dry. There is no consideration for the victims or their families. None,\u201d said Brame. \u201cThere should be no plea deals to lesser charges, downgrading of charges, none of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bragg was accused of giving a sweetheart plea deal in August to Justin Washington, accused of raping a teen-age relative, only for Washington to be arrested on new sex-crime charges the next month. The DA\u2019s office said he would seek a greater sentence in the rape case.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"916\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-washington-nyp-cover.jpg?w=916\" alt=\"New York Post cover from Sept. 22, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24799910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-washington-nyp-cover.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1832 1832w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-washington-nyp-cover.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1373 1374w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-washington-nyp-cover.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=916 916w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-washington-nyp-cover.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=458 458w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/justin-washington-nyp-cover.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\"\/><figcaption>New York Post cover from Sept. 22, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bragg did come down hard on bodega worker Jose Alba, who killed a crazed customer attacking him in his Harlem store. After a public outcry, Bragg dropped the murder charge against him.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, major crimes are up throughout Manhattan, with a 38% increase through Nov. 20 in Manhattan South and a 17% rise in Manhattan North compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real question at this point is why do you have a DA\u2019s office? What is the DA\u2019s office there for? The guy is avowedly anti-punishment. He\u2019s avowedly anti-responsibility. These numbers reflect that,\u201d said Eugene O\u2019Donnell, a John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor and a former NYPD officer and prosecutor in Queens and Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jose-alba-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Jose Alba exits the Tombs and enters NYC\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jose-alba-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jose-alba-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jose-alba-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jose-alba-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jose-alba-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Alvin Bragg came down hard on Jose Alba, who killed Austin Simon in self-defense during an altercation in his Harlem bodega.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Alec Tabak<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/william-rolon-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Video grabs of Video shows suspect William Rolon allegedly robbing a Duane Reade at knifepoint.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/william-rolon-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/william-rolon-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/william-rolon-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/william-rolon-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/william-rolon-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    William Rolon &#8212; a career criminal &#8212; received a slap on the wrist after threatening a store worker with a knife.                               <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alvin-bragg-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Alvin Bragg campaigned last year on the promise of criminal justice reform in NYC.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alvin-bragg-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alvin-bragg-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alvin-bragg-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alvin-bragg-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/alvin-bragg-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Alvin Bragg campaigned last year on the promise of criminal justice reform in NYC.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bragg\u2019s office said it was still dealing with the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and working under burdensome discovery reforms adopted by the state in 2019. It also contended that not every felony case was correctly classified at arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact is, we have prosecuted 459 more felonies this year compared to last and we have three times as many gun convictions so far this year compared to all of 2019 \u2026 we will continue prosecuting violence drivers and prioritizing safety and fairness in every case,\u201d spokesman Danielle Filson said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Matthew Sedacca<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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