Driver in crime lab case avoids jail time

Originally published: January 15, 2013 4:25 PM
Updated: January 15, 2013 10:01 PM
By KATHLEEN KERR kathleen.kerr@newsday.com

Prosecutor Maureen McCormick reacts to the sentence of�Erin Marino, a Hicksville woman who injured two people in high-speed crash and then tried to have her DWI conviction tossed based on evidence-testing errors at�Nassau's former police�crime lab. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Jan. 15, 2013) (January 15, 2013 5:28 PM)

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Erin Marino faced several criminal charges after running

Videos

Nicolas Bonilla discusses how his life has changed

Victim reacts to crime lab ruling A Nassau judge Monday threw out a Hicksville

DWI conviction dropped Erin Marino's attorney is challenging his client's DWI

Lab lawsuit

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An undated file photo from the forensic evidence

Nassau crime lab woes

A Hicksville woman who injured two people while driving drunk -- and tried to have her conviction tossed because of past crime lab evidence foul-ups -- avoided jail Tuesday when a Nassau judge sentenced her to 5 years' probation and time served.

Just before sentencing Erin Marino, 32, for aggravated vehicular assault, drunken driving, speeding, and reckless driving, Judge George Peck commented...

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