

New York PostĪcting Supreme Court Justice Stephen Antignani echoed Jackson’s decision in two subsequent proceedings. Jackson famously released Antoine Yates, the so-called ‘tiger man’ of Harlem. I am not going to do all of that,” the judge said, adding, “I can’t understand why you are not asking for some form of monetary bail in a case as serious as this.” The victim was left “frightened, barefoot, coatless with no way to call for help on a cold afternoon in January,” said Assistant District Attorney Mary DeCamp during the court proceeding.īut DeCamp, who works for soft-on-crime Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, nonetheless asked for Robinson to be released with only monitoring and a curfew. New York Post IMF director general Dominique Strauss-Kahn stands before Judge Jackson in 2011. Rapper Foxy Brown is one of the celebrities to face Justice Jackson. He was among a group of teens accused of stealing the wallet, phone, coat and shoes from a fellow student before hitting him in the face with a gun. The latest case to land Jackson in the spotlight involved Hunter Robinson, 16, who was arraigned Feb. Singer Courtney Love, rapper Foxy Brown and International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn are among those who have felt the ire of acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Melissa Jackson. The tough-talking jurist who refused a Manhattan prosecutor’s bid last week to coddle an alleged teen robber - sending the punk to jail instead of back on the streets - has a history of passing judgment as she sees fit, no matter how powerful the defendant or weak the prosecutor. Retired cops, teachers, FDNY accuse city of lies in health benefits battle Judge throws out NYC law allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Supreme Court justice You swear? Furious Florida judge benched for cursing out disruptive defendant
