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Judge denies motion to dismiss in Riverdale domestic‑violence case after officer body‑cam played
Summary
State Court Judge Tammy Long Hayward denied a defense motion to dismiss charges against Tanisha Keandria Goodman after the state introduced an officers body‑worn camera and the alleged victim recanted in a sworn affidavit; the case remains on the trial calendar.
State Court Judge Tammy Long Hayward on a motions calendar hearing denied a motion to dismiss filed on behalf of Tanisha Keandria Goodman in a domestic‑violence prosecution after the state introduced an officer's body‑worn camera recording and the arresting officer testified. The judge also admitted the video as State's Exhibit 1 and left scheduling for further proceedings on the court calendar.
The motion, argued by defense attorney Tiffany Wright, asked the court to dismiss charges on grounds advanced in an affidavit the alleged victim filed with the clerk and by testimony that he now says he was not injured by Goodman. Prosecutor Charles Brooks responded that the officer's contemporaneous investigation, including a body‑worn camera recording and observed injuries, gave the state probable cause to pursue the…
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