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“All sorts of evidence was lost in this case, finger prints, palm prints, blood evidence.” News 12 Brooklyn, May 14, 2018
"It's huge. And it's important because it shows that this office is truly committed to looking at problematic convictions, which they've done," Odiase's attorney Pierre Sussman said, praising Clark's office.
New York Daily News April 17, 2017
“This is the strongest condemnation from the court of Detective Scarcella and Detective Chmil,” Mr. Sussman said. “Mr. Hargrave went in at age 17, and he’s being released at age 40.” New York Daily News, April 14, 2015
“My son is coming home!” mom Shirley Hargrave, 68, said outside court, adding that she wanted to thank God and defense attorney Pierre Sussman. New York Post, April 14, 2014
“No amount of money can compensate David for the 23 years that were taken away from him,” said his attorney, Pierre Sussman. “This settlement will allow him the stability to get his life back together. He was happy and relieved because it’s providing stability for him to take care of his health and take care of his family.” New York Daily News, February 14, 2015
“This is a bittersweet result for a family devastated by the criminal justice system,” Mr. Sussman said. “While Mr. Hill is gaining his freedom and his brother Alvena recovering his good name, their brother Darryl died alone in a jail cell. And all three brothers had to live through their respective decades in prison knowing that their mother was suffering for them on the outside.” Pierre Sussman, New York Times, May 5, 2014
“While no amount of money could ever compensate David for the 23 years that were taken away from him, this settlement allows him the stability to continue to put his life back together,” Mr. Ranta’s lawyer, Pierre Sussman, said. New York Times, February 21, 2014
For twenty-three years Mr. Sussman has been representing individuals falsely arrested and subjected to civil rights violations. In the past ten years, Mr. Sussman has secured the exonerations of seven wrongfully convicted individuals and obtained tens of millions of dollars on behalf of clients who have been falsely accused, convicted and incarcerated for crimes they did not commit.
