FOIL REQUEST JONAY ROBINSON (Erie County District Attorney's Office)

True Crimes: For My Man filed this request with the Erie County District Attorney's Office of Erie County, NY.
Multi Request FOIL REQUEST JONAY ROBINSON
Status
Rejected

From: True Crimes: For My Man

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

Good morning/afternoon, My name is Elicionne Washington, I am a researcher for the true-crime series, For My Man. I am reaching out to request records and documents on the following homicide case:

Victim(s): Shaquelle Walker Jr
Suspect/Accused: Jonay Robinson

Date of Crime: July 5, 2021

Location of Crime / Time: Donovan drive (Buffalo) or there about

Additional Info:
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/cheektowaga-man-pleads-guilty-to-charges-in-shooting-that-killed-three-year-old-and-injured-three-others

Others involved in case: Dequan Richardson

Pursuant to NEW YORK law, we are specifically requesting copies of the following materials related to the case referenced above:
1. Incident report and all supplemental detective notes related to above referenced homicide investigation
2. Affidavit in Support of Arrest Warrant
3. 9-1-1 recorded call audio or transcript relating to this incident
4. Any crime scene photos
5. Video Police/Investigator interrogation interview (or audio, if video unavailable) of suspects or/and all people of interest
6. Video police interview (or audio, if video unavailable) of any witnesses
7. Any surveillance videos or police camera video associated with the investigation
8. Any crime scene videos associated with the investigation
9. Booking photo of the defendant(s): JASMINE RIVERA
10. Any other videos, documents, etc. related to this case
11. A complete copy of your file for this case

We would like to receive these documents via email or any other electronic means, but mail will suffice if necessary.

Please let me know if there is anything else needed from me to help execute this process and make this process smoother.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

True Crimes: For My Man

From: True Crimes: For My Man

Hello, I wanted to follow up on this request. My previous request was denied due to ongoing investigation.

From: Erie County District Attorney's Office

An interim response, stating the request is being processed. Postmark: November 13, 2023

From: Erie County District Attorney's Office

Elicionne Washington:

Your Freedom of Information Law request (attached) is denied. The request seeks records concerning People v Jonay Robinson, ECDA Legacy No. 01208-2021. A notice of appeal was filed on August 30, 2023. The request is denied because the case is under appeal and disclosure will interfere with the appeal and any other proceedings (Public Officers Law § 87[2][e][i],[ii]).

You may appeal this determination to John Feroleto, Deputy District Attorney.

Sincerely,

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Paul J. Williams III | Chief, Appeals
Erie County | District Attorney
25 Delaware Ave., 7th floor | Buffalo, NY 14202
P:+1(716)858-2422 | F:+1(716)858-7425
Paul.Williams@erie.gov<mailto:Paul.Williams@erie.gov> | http://www.erie.gov

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From: Erie County District Attorney's Office

Good morning,

Your request is denied because the materials you seek were compiled for law enforcement purposes and disclosure will interfere with future judicial proceedings (Public Officers Law § 87[2][e][i],[ii]).

You may appeal this determination to Deputy District Attorney John Feroleto at DAFOIL@erie.gov<mailto:DAFOIL@erie.gov>.

Sincerely,

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Paul J. Williams III | Chief, Appeals
Erie County | District Attorney
25 Delaware Ave., 7th floor | Buffalo, NY 14202
P:+1(716)858-2422 | F:+1(716)858-7425
Paul.Williams@erie.gov<mailto:Paul.Williams@erie.gov> | http://www.erie.gov

This email and any documents or files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The information contained in this email and any documents or files transmitted with it is information protected by the attorney-client and/or attorney work product privilege. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) named above and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by electronic transmission. If the individual receiving this email or any other reader of this email is not the named recipient or the employee or agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the named recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, forwarding or copying of any part of the message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email and delete it from your computer. Unauthorized use of this material is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.