New York
Defense rests in Daniel Penny trial after testimony contradicting 'chokehold' charge
Attorneys for Daniel Penny, accused of manslaughter in last year's death of a Black homeless man on the New York City subway, rested their case Friday after disputing his chokehold actually caused the man's death.
Defense attorneys for 24-year-old Marine veteran Daniel Penny rested their case Friday without calling him to the witness stand. Penny charged with manslaughter in the chokehold death of a Black homeless man on the New York City subway in May 2023. F... [2238 chars]