Here's another reason why we love the Brooklyn criminal court system: a guy's on trial last month for felony armed robbery. One day, a paralegal for the Brooklyn District Attorney's office wanders into the courtroom to drop off some papers.
The robbery defendant, Corey Hinds, she notes, looks familiar. She knows him from the neighborhood. And, the jury foreman looks familiar, too. He's also from the neighborhood.
And, she concludes, you know what? The foreman and the defendant have to
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