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Daniel Penny doesn't testify as his defense rests in subway chokehold trial

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 2 developments

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Penny has chosen not to testify at his trial in the death of an agitated man he choked on a subway train. Defense lawyers rested their case Friday in the closely watched manslaughter case concerning the death of Jordan Neely.

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  1. Defense's forensic pathologist disputes Medical Examiner's chokehold death claim in Penny trial

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

  2. Newest

    Daniel Penny doesn't testify as his defense rests in subway chokehold trial

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    Defense's forensic pathologist disputes Medical Examiner's chokehold death claim in Penny trial (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Testimony resumed Thursday in the subway chokehold death trial of Daniel Penny.

  2. Washington Times

    Pathologist disputes finding that Daniel Penny’s chokehold caused subway rider’s death (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    For roughly six minutes, Jordan Neely was pinned to a subway floor in a chokehold that ended with him lying still. But that's not what killed him, a forensic pathologist testified Thursday in defense of the military-trained commuter charged with killing Neely.

  3. Fox News

    Daniel Penny defense calls forensic pathologist to witness stand: 'The chokehold did not cause the death' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Marine veteran on trial for the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely called an expert forensic pathologist to the witness stand Thursday.

  4. New York Post

    Straight-talking defense witness for Daniel Penny planted real, reasonable doubt about chokehold death (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Durin the testimony of forensic pathololgist Dr. Satish Chundru at the trial of Daniel Penny, he calmly and confidently explained why city medical examiner Dr. Cynthia Harris was wrong in declaring Neely died of the chokehold.

  5. Fox News

    Daniel Penny trial: Defense witness who claimed chokehold didn’t kill Jordan Neely returns to stand (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Expert witness for the defense, Dr. Satish Chundru, returns to the stand, and Daniel Penny could also testify at his New York City subway chokehold trial.

  6. NBC News

    Daniel Penny won't testify in his manslaughter trial as defense rests in chokehold death case (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Attorneys for Daniel Penny, who is standing trial on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man on the New York City subway, rested their case Friday.

  7. New York Post

    Daniel Penny won’t testify on his own behalf in lightning-rod manslaughter trial — as defense rests with testimony about Jordan Neely’s open warrant (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Daniel Penny's defense attorneys rested their case Friday with testimony about Jordan Neely's open warrant -- and without calling the Marine veteran to the stand at his lighting-rod manslaughter trial.

  8. CNN

    Daniel Penny’s defense centers on disputing Jordan Neely’s cause of death on NYC subway (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The defense has rested its case in the trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the New York City subway last year, after four days of witness testimony.

  9. Local News 8

    Defense rests its case in Daniel Penny manslaughter trial (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Lauren del Valle and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The defense has rested its case in the trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine who held Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the New York City subway last year, after four days of witness testimony. Neely’s cause of death became the focal point

  10. Gothamist

    Daniel Penny will not testify in NYC subway chokehold trial as defense rests (opens Gothamist)

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    Gothamist's feed description

    The defense concluded its case on Friday without calling Penny as a witness.

  11. Local News 8

    Daniel Penny doesn't testify as his defense rests in subway chokehold trial (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Penny has chosen not to testify at his trial in the death of an agitated man he choked on a subway train. Defense lawyers rested their case Friday in the closely watched manslaughter case concerning the death of Jordan Neely.

  12. Courthouse News Service

    No testimony from Daniel Penny as defense rests subway manslaughter case (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Penny could face up to 15 years in prison if he's convicted on the top count of second-degree manslaughter.

  13. UPI

    Defense rests in Daniel Penny trial after testimony contradicting 'chokehold' charge (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Attorneys for Daniel Penny, accused of manslaughter in last year's death of a Black homeless man on the New York City subway, rested their case Friday after disputing his chokehold actually caused the man's death.

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