Trial for Upper West Side Murder of Maria Hernandez in 2023 Has Halting Cross of Sister

After Mistrial for 2023 Upper West Side Murder of Maria Hernandez Prosecution Tries Again by Matthew & Russell Lee, Patreon Substack 100 CENTRE ST, May 4 – More than three years after Maria Hernandez was murdered in her Upper West Side apartment, Lashawn Mackey was on trial before NYS Justice Felicia Mennin in February. After a mistrial, he is again on trial in May, see below. On February 17 the building resident who gave her Ring camera footage to the police was on the stand. Inner City Press was there, live tweeting: ADA: After reviewing your Ring camera footage, what did you do? Witness: I spoke with my super Oscar Sanchez ADA: How long has he been the super there? Witness: 20 years ADA: Did you give the Ring footage to law enforcement? Witness: Yes.  ADA: Does building management keep a copy of the key to your apartment? Witness: No. ADA: Do they tell you of changes in building staff? Witness: Yes. ADA: Had you seen a memo about the super going on leave in May 2022? Witness: Yes, a memo, in elevator and door Cross: Defense lawyer Jessica Horani: On January 18, 2023, you spoke with your neighbor Samantha - but she's not in the Ring footage? Witness: She is not.  Horani: Do you know her last name? Witness: No. Horani: Age - old, young? Witness: She was young Horani: What level of Ring account did you have? Witness: Normal. Horani: How long would they keep the footage for you? Witness: I don't know. Horani: You emailed the footage to the police on Jan 19? Witness: Yes. Horani: What did you send? Witness: 5 clips  Lengthy sidebar(s)    A week later on February 24, Horani was cross-examining the decedent's sister, Mrs. Guerrero - not an enviable task. At the end Horani seemed to imply that Mrs. Guerrero had taken some benefits from the prosecutors' office. But what? Therapy? A list of phone numbers to call to seek housing when the rent on West 83rd Street went up? Judge Mennin called for a sidebar, at which she audibly said, One at a time!   But it has come to two - trials, that is. After a mistrial, on May 4 the same witness - Erika Chen of the NYPD lab - talking about the rope, the same voir dire by the defense lawyer, who won the mistrial. Will it be different this time? Watch this site. *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material / documents on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. And/or join on Substack here, for Extra like on X for Subscribers Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com