What happened to the bad guys? Did they get away with it?

December 15, 2007 9:51 AM

How do I find out the results of a trial? Every so often you hear about a murder or crime or something and somebody gets arrested. But it seems like you rarely hear how it ends. For instance, this one has bugged me for a long time. As much as I search, I just want to know what happened to the guys they arrested. Where do people look for how things end?
posted by CrazyJoel to Law & Government (11 answers total)

Best answer: It looks like the men they arrested are George Cobo and Tony Simpson. A search of the NY State inmate information site reveals a George Cobo in custody since 1995, with an appropriate birthdate to the one that was arrested (he was 56 in 1993 according to the article). Anthony or Tony Simpson doesn't appear to be in their database - the only one listed has been incarcerated since a few months before the arrest article was written.

Googling turned up an article about the trial (registration req'd).
posted by desjardins at 10:03 AM on December 15, 2007

Well, somebody was convicted. Can't see who without ponying up $2.95 though.
posted by YamwotIam at 10:04 AM on December 15, 2007

If it's in the news, then a service like LexisNexis can help (or even just the NYT archives if it would be covered). Authorities arrested George Cobo and Tony Lee Simpson for the murders.

They were each sentenced to 100 years in prison (New York Daily News, November 30, 1995, p. 38).
posted by grouse at 10:06 AM on December 15, 2007

Apparently "Tony Lee Simpson" IS in the NY database I mentioned, with a birth year of 1971 and an incarceration date of 1995. He was convicted of two counts of second degree murder and one count of robbery, so I'm betting he's your guy.
posted by desjardins at 10:07 AM on December 15, 2007

Best answer: Oh regarding how I did it, I first searched LN for [chitresh rao khedker] to find who was arrested ("Prince" is a detail that will only narrow your search more than you want). Then I searched on their names to find out the outcome.

Now if you were interested in a case that wasn't in the news, you'd probably have to get the records from the court in question.
posted by grouse at 10:08 AM on December 15, 2007

Cobo was convicted on the same charges.

And if it makes you feel better, neither are eligible for parole until 2093.
posted by desjardins at 10:09 AM on December 15, 2007

try the Civil Court Records, by State. you can find more details then the media will tell over any case.
posted by emilio at 10:12 AM on December 15, 2007

emilio, he's looking for criminal cases.
posted by desjardins at 10:48 AM on December 15, 2007

You can search both civil and criminal cases in New York here (only going back to 2001, so the Khedker case cannot be found).
posted by desjardins at 10:55 AM on December 15, 2007

Best answer: If you call the court, they'll tell you what happened. You can also call the defense attorney or the prosecutor, and either one can tell you the outcome.
posted by lockestockbarrel at 12:09 PM on December 15, 2007

Response by poster: Well, I guess that's it. If it's not on the internet, you have to go to the court and ask. Thanks guys.
posted by CrazyJoel at 12:26 PM on December 15, 2007