Law Offices of Adam J. Klein

05/13/2016

Thanks to Alfred Ng at the New York Daily News for their coverage of my client, Darrick McDuffie, wrongfully jailed in DeKalb County for 529 days.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-man-sues-jailed-crime-didn-commit-529-days-article-1.2633908

After suffering for 529 days in a Georgia jail for a crime he didn’t commit, an innocent New York man is suing the county for $10 million.

05/11/2016

Thanks to Adam Murphy and CBS46 for their story on the 6:00 news last night on my client, Darrick McDuffie, who was wrongfully detained in DeKalb County Jail for 529 days.

http://www.cbs46.com/story/31941046/man-wants-10-million-after-spending-529-days-in-jail-for-crime-he-says-he-didnt-commit

A man is asking for $10 million after spending 529 days in jail for a crime he says he didn't commit.

05/05/2016

Thanks to the Fulton County Daily Report for their story on my client, Darrick McDuffie, who was wrongfully detained in DeKalb County Jail for 529 days.

http://www.dailyreportonline.com/id=1202756859794/Man-Jailed-for-529-Days-Sues-County-for-10-Million

When Marcus Tavon Brown was shot in DeKalb County on Oct. 2, 2012, he told DeKalb police the name of the man who had shot him.

02/24/2016

KQWC in Davenport, Iowa on Des Moines County Attorney Amy Beavers' violations of Iowa public records law:

http://kwqc.com/2016/02/23/board-says-des-moines-county-attorney-violated-open-records-law/

The Iowa Public Information Board says Des Moines County Attorney Amy Beavers should be prosecuted for allegedly violating the state's open records law.

10/10/2015

In this morning's print edition of The Washington Post...

"Autumn Steele and her husband, Gabriel, were fighting again, so he called 911. A police officer sped to their home, pulled out his gun and then — frightened by the family dog — opened fire, killing Autumn with a bullet to her chest.

"Since the Jan. 6 shooting, Steele’s family has battled police in Burlington, Iowa, to see 28 minutes of body camera video recorded by the two officers who responded that day. Police have declared the videos confidential, saying the shooting was tragic but reasonable, given that the dog “attacked.” State investigators have released a 12-second clip from the videos, but Steele’s relatives say it raises more questions than it answers...

http://wapo.st/body-cameras/

10/09/2015

"Police withhold videos despite vows of transparency ... but officers investigated in fatal shootings are routinely given access to body-camera footage".

In the Washington Post:
wapo.st/body-cameras

But the officers involved are often allowed to watch the video before giving statements.

07/17/2015

More from the IPIB:

http://iowapublicradio.org/post/information-board-punts-police-shooting-case /0

The Iowa Public Information Board which is charged with enforcing Iowa’s open records law yesterday voted to continue looking into a fatal police shooting

07/17/2015

From yesterday's Iowa Public Information Board meeting

http://www.timesunion.com/news/crime/article/Board-orders-more-review-of-records-in-Iowa-6389034.php

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state board voted Thursday to spend another month investigating whether authorities should be forced to release more records about the mistaken killing of a woman by a Burlington police officer. The Iowa Public Information Board directed its staff to take a closer look at c…

05/14/2015

From the AP: "Relatives of a 34-year-old mother who was mistakenly killed by an Iowa police officer are accusing city and state officials of unfairly withholding evidence gathered during the investigation into her death."

Stonewalling by public officials into the truth about Autumn's killing is an insult to her memory. Her family and the people of Burlington deserve the truth.



http://goo.gl/1u4EEd

Relatives of a 34-year-old mother who was mistakenly killed by an Iowa police officer are accusing city and state officials of unfairly withholding evidence gathered during the investigation into her death. DCI spokesman Alex Murphy said the records were appropriately withheld because state law allo…