Court Finds Nassau DA Intentionally Suppressed Evidence, Grants Murder Defendant New Trial

Nassau County Assistant District Attorney Kirk Sendlein

Mineola, New York – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office deliberately withheld information from the defense that the only eyewitness to a homicide expected to receive a $5,000.00 reward in exchange for his testimony, according to a court decision issued by the Nassau County Supreme Court on February 8, 2023. Judge Helene F. Gugerty has granted Junior Maldonado, who was found guilty of Murder in the Second Degree, a new trial as a result.

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