Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
The Estate of Jaythan Kendrick vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 23CV00358,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 24, 2023
Complaint
Description: On November 30, 1994, the Plaintiff was arrested for questioning for a nearby murder. The plaintiff had disabilities and could not have run from the scene as described by the witnesses. The defendants provided false, misleading, and incomplete information to the DA. Exculpatory evidence was withheld, and the grand jury indicted the Plaintiff for murder, robbery, and weapons possession. On September 29, 1995, the jury convicted the Plaintiff of murder in the second degree and robbery in the first degree. On February 16, 1996, the court sentenced the plaintiff to 25 years for life. On November 19, 2020, with new DNA evidence and support from the Innocence Project, the court vacated the conviction. On January 30, ...