The 13 officers who provided testimonies as essential witnesses were found guilty of crimes including murder, planting drugs, taking sex bribes and lying under oath.
The Legal Aid Society applauded the Brooklyn DA's office for the dismissals and called for other New York City District Attorneys to conduct similar reviews.
About 131 of the convictions were made by four officers who were involved in the Brooklyn South Narcotics corruption scandal in the early 2010s. The cases will be dismissed via a petition that states prosecutors have not identified evidence indicating innocents but that "in the interests of justice, which includes enhancing community trust in the criminal justice system" the DA's office will drop the charges.
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