Michael Bossett, cleared of attempted murder charges after more than 40 years, was found to have known the grenade he threw at police was a dud. This ruling by Supreme Court Judge Gia Morris indicates he did not intend to kill the officers. Although he has a chance for parole, he still faces a separate murder conviction. Bossett’s case reflects past policing errors and allegations of wrongful convictions. His brother is serving a life sentence for another murder, leaving the victim's family expressing outrage at the decision to overturn the grenade charges.
Even though it has taken almost 45 years for justice to prevail, Mr. Bossett never lost hope that his wrongful conviction would be overturned, his lawyer, Ron Kuby, stated.
The case is a remnant of the bad old days of policing, where cops and prosecutors would base cases on a 'if he didn't do this, he did something else' philosophy that ruined the lives of so many innocent people, Kuby added.
The judge's ruling doesn't mean Bossett is out of the woods. He still faces a murder conviction on Long Island and is serving a combined sentence of 37 1/2 years to life.
Vitale's family holds Michael Bossett equally accountable and calls the decision to throw out the attempted-murder grenade charges a fiasco.
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