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Irace Appointed on Federal Case

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 10:42
Carl Irace

Carl Irace, a Sag Harbor Village Justice and local attorney who argued a case last month before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, has since been appointed to represent a defendant on federal charges involving a fentanyl-induced death.

While separate, the two federal cases have overlapping issues of fact and due-process concerns. A jury convicted Keith Wyche of distribution causing death and intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl in February 2023, and he was sentenced to concurrent two-year and four-year prison terms.

Mr. Irace’s argument on his behalf will involve Eighth Amendment issues of excessive punishment and due-process questions dealing with the sufficiency of evidence offered surrounding the death. A hearing schedule has not yet been set.

On the Police Logs 07.17.25

A man “with white hair and a blue jacket” took another patron’s phone during a movie at the Regal Cinema and said he would not return it. He later told police he’d taken the phone to “make a stand” because the owner was talking loudly on it during the movie.

Jul 17, 2025

Found With Coke in Cars

Two drivers were charged last week in unrelated cases with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after East Hampton Town police found bags containing a “white rock-like substance” in their vehicles.

Jul 17, 2025

Overturned by the Overlook

A Brooklyn man was arraigned recently on multiple misdemeanor charges related to a May 25 accident that injured four passengers in his Mercedes S.U.V., according to police.

Jul 17, 2025

Combs Verdict on Trafficking Is Examined

To Cate Carbonaro, executive director of the East Hampton advocacy organization the Retreat, who has worked extensively with victims of sex and labor trafficking as a public defender, the split verdict in the federal criminal trial of Sean (Diddy) Combs presents a “stark reminder of how far we still have to go” to educate both the courts and the public about what the “often misunderstood” charge of sex trafficking really means.

Jul 10, 2025

 

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