40-year-old Syracuse rape conviction at the heart of author Alice Sebold’s memoir is thrown out
Syracuse, NY – A 40-year-old rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author and Syracuse University alumnus Alice Sebold was overturned by a judge Monday. The extraordinary reversal came after Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick sided with two defense lawyers, who had asked for the dismissal based on serious flaws in …