New York’s mid-level appeals court has ruled in two important local cases:
The Appellate Division has upheld the conviction of Terrance Mack, convicted of first degree gang assault in 2009 for the death of Latasha Shaw. Shaw was chased by Mack and a large group of people while trying to defend her daughter in September of 2007 on Driving Park Avenue. She was stabbed and beaten, and died of her injuries.
The court’s ruling means Mack continues to serve his prison sentence.
A ruling by the same court this week has put Democratic State Senate Candidate Steve Glickman back on the November ballot.
A State Supreme Court Judge in Albany ruled Glickman off the ballot earlier this month because he registered to vote in Washington, D.C. while working there. Supporters of State Senator Rich Funke said Glickman no longer met the New York State residency requirement to run against the senator.
The Appellate Division ruled that Glickman was legally a New York State resident, making him eligible.
A statement from the Funke campaign says Glickman did live out of state within the five-year New York residency rule, and questions remain about his eligibility.
The Glickman campaign says the challenge is a distraction to what he calls the Senator’s “lackluster performance” during his first term.