As the Herald went to press Tuesday night, no verdict had been reached in the Caleb Lacey arson-murder trial. The jury began deliberating over whether Lacey was responsible for starting last year's North Lawrence fire that killed four people.
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Andrew Coen
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2/17/10
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On Monday, Carl Perryman, one of Rockville Centre’s most notorious residents, was acquitted of attempted murder in County Court.
Perryman, 23, a South Side High School dropout, was accused of …
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by Alex Costello
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2/10/10
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The trial to determine whether Caleb Lacey set the fire that killed four people in North Lawrence a year ago is approaching its conclusion, and the victims’ family members say they are hoping their three-week ordeal in court will end with justice.
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Andrew Coen
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2/10/10
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Nassau County Court Judge Jerald Carter ruled last week that a statement police obtained from Caleb Lacey confessing to starting a Feb. 19 North Lawrence fire that killed four people may not be presented by the prosecution unless the defense attorney tries to argue to the jury that the confession never occurred.
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Andrew Coen
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2/3/10
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Eleven months after Morena Vanegas and three of her children were killed in a North Lawrence fire, relatives sobbed through much of Monday’s opening day of the trial that will determine whether neighbor Caleb Lacey was responsible for the victims’ deaths.
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Andrew Coen
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1/27/10
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Police charged Leonidas Cotsifas, 50, of Bethpage with attempted murder and several other crimes on Thursday afternoon after he allegedly struck a 71-year-old man on the head with a paving stone in his Nassau Street home in Bellmore, critically injuring him.
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Nancy Hiler
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10/2/09
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Nassau County Judge David Ayres ruled on Sept. 23 that all of the evidence presented in preliminary testimony in the murder case against William Walsh is admissible in court, including his confession.
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Alex Costello
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10/1/09
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William Walsh was in handcuffs when he was led into the courtroom of Nassau County Court Judge David Ayres on Sept. 10 for the start of a preliminary hearing on the admissibility of evidence in the murder case against him.
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Alex Costello
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9/17/09
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