Walter Schreiber

Walter Schreiber is a judge based in Manhattan, New York City.

Arraignments[]

Granted the defense's motion to suppress a witness' photo identification on the grounds that Kincaid might have coached the witness.
Denied the defense's motion suppress the testimony of Claire Kincaid and Janet Rudman on the grounds that Thayer was represented by counsel citing that Kincaid was acting as a private citizen who resigned from the DA's office at the time.
Allowed Thayer's wife to testify for the prosecution as long as none of her testimony derives from conversations from Thayer.
Demanded Thayer confess in court fully when he doesn't answer his or Executive ADA Stone's questions directly.

Granted the prosecution's motion to amend the inditement to one count of larceny by extortion.

Ordered ADA Ross to instruct the grand jury to disregard her question about the defendant's priors.
Granted the defense's motion to stop the prosecution from representing the case to the grand jury with a new theory and evidence that a witness perjured himself.

Denied the defense's motion to dismiss on the grounds the murder victim died in the hospital and was alive at the time the hospital harvested her organs.

Ruled that the prosecution could try both Cosgrove and Comacho simultaneously for the murder of Nancy O'Neal.

Accepted a plea of guilty for murder in the first degree for killing Tommy Nagi from the defendant.
Sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment.

Plea and sentence both overturned by Appellate Judge Marilyn Haynes and the case went to trial.

After the defendant is found guilty at trial, Schreiber limited both presentations for sentencing.
- The prosecution is only allowed to call their M.E., Elizabeth Rodgers, to the stand while the defense is allowed to call a former teacher but will allow the prosecution to introduce prior bad juvenile acts.
Ruled that the jury must be unanimous in their decision of whether the defendant is sentenced to either death or life imprisonment. If the jury is deadlocked, Schreiber will impose a sentence of 20-25 years to life imprisonment.