{"id":520258,"date":"2022-12-03T06:09:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T03:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/manhattan-judge-drops-murder-case-against-nurse-tracy-mccarter\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T06:09:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T03:09:39","slug":"manhattan-judge-drops-murder-case-against-nurse-tracy-mccarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manhattan-judge-drops-murder-case-against-nurse-tracy-mccarter\/","title":{"rendered":"#Manhattan judge drops murder case against nurse Tracy McCarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a2814118281f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manhattan-judge-drops-murder-case-against-nurse-tracy-mccarter\/#%E2%80%9CManhattan_judge_drops_murder_case_against_nurse_Tracy_McCarter%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Manhattan judge drops murder case against nurse Tracy McCarter&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CManhattan_judge_drops_murder_case_against_nurse_Tracy_McCarter%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Manhattan judge drops murder case against nurse Tracy McCarter&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A Manhattan judge Friday dropped a second degree murder charge against a nurse who stabbed her husband to death in what she claims was self-defense \u2014 blasting District Attorney Alvin Bragg for refusing to allow the case to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>New York Supreme Court Justice Diane Kiesel said she didn\u2019t toss Tracy McCarter\u2019s indictment on its merits \u2014 but rather because Bragg reversed course last month and declined to prosecute her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Court finds no compelling reason to dismiss the indictment, but for the District Attorney\u2019s unwillingness to proceed,\u201d she wrote in the decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not in the interest of justice for the Court to engage in a futile and unseemly stand-off with the District Attorney that would waste precious court resources, interfere with other important cases that must be prosecuted in this post-COVID backlog, and cause needless anxiety for the defendant and for the family of the deceased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kiesel said her hands were tied after Bragg\u2019s possible political move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould the prosecution of this criminal transaction end with this written decision, it will be the District Attorney\u2019s choice, and not the result of any dilemma caused by this Court,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-529-1.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"A Manhattan judge dismissed the second degree murder charges against nurse Tracy McCarter.\" class=\"wp-image-24881084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-529-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-529-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-529-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-529-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>A Manhattan judge dismissed the second degree murder charges against nurse Tracy McCarter.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tracy Mccarter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-528.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"McCarter claimed that she stabbed husband James Murray to death in self defense.\" class=\"wp-image-24881081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-528.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-528.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-528.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>McCarter claimed that she stabbed husband James Murray to death in self defense.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram.com\/theetracyrenee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In March 2020, McCarter was accused of killing her husband, James Murray, in her Upper West Side apartment building after a history of spousal abuse.<\/p>\n<p>But Bragg sent Kiesel a letter Nov. 18 declaring he will file a motion to dismiss the indictment he initially supported against McCarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter carefully reviewing all the evidence and extensively discussing this matter with members of my office, I have a reasonable doubt of whether Ms. McCarter stabbed Mr. Murray with the requisite intent to support a conviction of murder in the second degree,\u201d Bragg wrote to Kiesel.<\/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\/12\/tracy-mccarter-526-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Supreme Court Justice Diane Kiesel criticized Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for refusing to allow the case to move forward.\" class=\"wp-image-24881111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-526-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-526-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-526-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York Supreme Court Justice Diane Kiesel criticized Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for refusing to allow the case to move forward.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steven Hirsch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI decline to proceed with prosecution of the indictment. Accordingly, because \u2018courts lack the authority to compel the prosecution of criminal actions \u2026 I also recommend that the indictment be dismissed,\u201d Bragg wrote.<\/p>\n<p>McCarter cheered the indictment\u2019s dismissal Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am innocent. And I am devastated that on March 2, 2020, a man whom I loved lost his life,\u201d she told The Post, adding alcohol played a role in her husband\u2019s death.<\/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\/12\/tracy-mccarter-527-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"McCarter told The Post that she's innocent and is &quot;relieved that this nightmare will finally be over.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24881144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-527-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-527-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/tracy-mccarter-527-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>McCarter told The Post that she\u2019s innocent and is \u201crelieved that this nightmare will finally be over.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steven Hirsch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDismissing the unjust charge against me can\u2019t give back what I\u2019ve lost, but I am relieved that this nightmare will finally be over, and I am determined to thrive once again,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Her lawyers called tossing the indictment a \u201cjust\u201d outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly proud to represent Tracy McCarter, who has fought her case for two and a half years to get to the only just outcome \u2014 dismissal. And we are extremely grateful to the community and advocacy groups that fought for Tracy until the end,\u201d attorneys Sean Hecker, Alexandra Conlon, Anne Yearwood and others said in a statement.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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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