{"active":false,"first_name":"Leonard","last_name":"Devlin","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"106 DET","id":"106det"},"shield_no":4281,"taxid":"881756","complaint_ids":[200410226,8600271],"appt_date":"1984-07-19","lawsuits":[{"name":"Sandy, Kester vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-12-19","disposition_date":"2015-09-25","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"13CV06118","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Devlin, Leonard","summary":"On November 4, 2009, plaintiff was arrested by Defendant officer Michael Sullivan on second degree Burglary and related offences with no probable cause. \nPrior to the above on December 15, 2004, plaintiff had been sentenced to 78 months in prison for possession of a weapon. On January 5, 2007 plaintiff submitted a DNA sample and was released on September 19, 2008. On November 21, 2008 plaintiff was sentended to 17 years in prison. In December 2008 he was admitteed prompting second DNA sample being taken. There was a 34 month delay in charging the plaintiff causing pre-accusation delay without any justification. \nOn March 3, 2010, the DA office charged plaintiff. Plaintiff pled not guilty on March 18, 2010. Assistant DA Maryam Lipkansky prosecuted the case under defendant DA Richard Brown's office.  DA Brown has a custom of allowing his attorneys to inadequately and improperly investigate complaints leading to increased likelihood of convictions and failed to properly supervise or train Lipkansky. Lipkansky knowingly filed false, misleading and incorrect statements. \nDefendant officer Leonard Devlin failed to securely maintain the case file which resulted in it being lost. \nDefendant Sullivan admitted during trial that additional evidence was stored in an unsafe and hazardous basement and that this evidence was destroyed. Defendant George Lujack also destroyed additional evidence in a memo book which could have been used to strengthen the plaintiff's case. \nThere was no testimony from the people that acutally resided at the residence at the time of the crime and no sign of forced entry. No fingerprints were taken at the crime scene. Lujack contaminated evidence from the crime scene and it was further contaminated through improper chain of command, which was later used in trial.\nThe DA office carried out a malicious proseuction without sufficient probable cause. Lipanksy slandered plaintiff with false personal attacks during closing arguments. \nThe jury acquitted plaintiff on all charges because of the above case circumstances.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.348888/gov.uscourts.nyed.348888.16.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5671028/sandy-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"N3T6","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/N3T6"}