United States Supreme Court
In 2011, the news media reported Mr. Whittaker's success in convincing the District Attorney's Office to dismiss the double homicide indictment of the firm's client, based upon Mr. Whittaker's reinvestigation of the case and uncovering of prosecutorial misconduct. Victor had been wrongfully convicted in 1993, but Mr. Whittaker, after a six-year fight, had convinced the New York Court of Appeals, in 2009, to overturn the conviction for prosecutorial misconduct. The reversal was reported in the US law journals.. Victor Colon's story was featured in several media, which noted Mr. Whittaker's "well-earned reputation for righting wrongful convictions.
New York Court Of Appeals: Six Criminal Reversals
Mr. Whittaker and his office have won six victories in the highest court in New York state, the Court of Appeals.