DA overturns conviction in 2001 Sunset Park strip club murder
A man convicted of a murder that took place outside a Sunset Park strip club in 2001 is now free after Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez moved to vacate the conviction.
Gonzalez announced on Fri., Feb 22 that he was taking the action after an investigation by his Conviction Review Unit (CRU) revealed that 39-year-old Bladimil Arroyo, who was incarcerated in 2001 after being convicted in the shooting death of Gabor Muronvi, had not received a fair trial as his confession was described as false.
Later that day, Arroyo appeared in court before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Matthew D’Emic and the conviction was officially overturned.