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The New York State Temporary Commission of Investigation determined that accounts of Dennis Rafferty’s alleged confession taken from a defendant in another 1985 murder case was “highly suspect” and created enough doubt to lead to a jury acquittal.
The New York State Temporary Commission of Investigation determined that accounts of Dennis Rafferty’s alleged confession taken from a defendant in another 1985 murder case was “highly suspect” and created enough doubt to lead to a jury acquittal.
The New York State Temporary Commission of Investigation determined that accounts of Dennis Rafferty’s alleged confession taken from a defendant in another 1985 murder case was “highly suspect” and created enough doubt to lead to a jury acquittal.
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AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ~
ABAOL ENON A‘TEMPORARY COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION
or :
THE STATE OF WEY YORK
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUFFOLK Coury
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
AND POLICE DEPARTMENT
DAVID G. TRAGER L. REVIN SHERIDAN
Chairman BEANARD C. SMITH
EARL W. BRYDGES, JR. ALTON R, WALDON, JR.
THOMAS J, CULHANE Commissioners
SUSAN E. SHEPARD THOMAS A, HALLINAN
Chief Counsel Chief Investigator
RICHARD C, DADDARIO RAFFAELA PRTROCCIONE
Seniot Assistant Counsel Executive Assistant
Staff for this Investigation:
JOHN J, KENNEDY
Assistant Counsel
ROBERT W. FRANK
JOSEPH A. LYONS*
Special Agents
JOAN MY PLAHERTY
JULIA MINA.
CAROL L. STRICKLAND
RACHEL A, WIENER
270 Broadway
New York, New York 10007
APRIL 1989
* Reassigned 9/8/87
\TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION + 64.000 ecse bese eeeeeseeee ccs eecseeseseeeed
BACKGROUND TO COMMISSION'S INVESTIGATION..........05-5
A. Prior Criticism of the Suffolk County
District Attorney's Office and Police
Department ..
B. Judge Stuart Namm's Complaint.......s00.0..16
C. Broadened Scope of Investigation...........18
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS... .0.eeeesescceeeeeee
I, MISCONDUCT AND DEFICIENCIES IN HOMICIDE
INVESTIGATIONS AND -PROSECUTIONS........
Act PeoplelvesDiagdeuc ee icie tse sete teeta
B. People Vv. COOLS... seeeeceeeeccsecseeunecee s42
C. The Pius Cases........ 62. cece eee cece eee AD
D. Management Failures in Homicide Cases......53
II, MISCONDUCT AND DEFICIENCIES IN NARCOTICS
INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS...+eessse200+6470
A. Disorder in the Narcotics Division.........70
B, Kuhn and GutowSki......sseeceeeeceeees see ee TS
C.+ Chief of Detectives Gallagher.
D. Eason, Savage and Donnelly.....e+seeee0056-83
DEAE Oe Cre eee rte ere te eet ee
A, Illegal Eavesdropping by the Suffolk
County Police Department Known to the
District Attorney's Office...eeeseeeeee eee 99
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