William Koehler is a judge based in Manhattan, New York City.
Cases tried[]
Federal Court[]
- Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy vs. A.U.S.A. Bob Gervits (L&O: "DWB")
- Granted McCoy's motion to rescind Gervits' grant of immunity to Officer Frank Dietrich on the grounds that it constitutes bribery under New York law.
State Court[]
- Denied the defense's motion to dismiss the charges on the grounds that it is cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th Amendment to send an old man with Alzheimer's to prison.
- Accepted a plea of guilty for manslaughter in the first degree from the defendant.
- Sentenced the defendant to six to 12 years in a halfway house.
- People vs. Nestor Salazar (L&O: "Sunday in the Park with Jorge")
- Denied the defense's motion to suppress the tape on the grounds that it is more prejudicial than probative.
- People vs. Raymond Taylor (L&O: "Thin Ice")
Motions[]
- People vs. Keith Taylor (L&O: "Thin Ice")
- Granted the prosecution's motion to compel the defendant to provide a voice exemplar to compare it with a 911 call.
Arraignments[]
- People vs Sean Ridgeway (L&O: "Maritime")
- Remanded the defendant without bail.
- People vs. Eli Madison (L&O: "Hands Free")
- Arraigned the defendant on $2,000,000 bail and ordered him to surrender his passport.
- People vs. Mitch Carroll (L&O: "In Vino Veritas")
- Arraigned the defendant on $100,000 bail.
- People vs. John Carroll (L&O: "In Vino Veritas")
- Remanded the defendant without bail.
Appearances[]
- Law & Order (9 seasons, 12 episodes):
- Season 9: "DWB"
- Season 10: "Sundown"
- Season 11: "Thin Ice" • "Sunday in the Park with Jorge"
- Season 12: "Foul Play"
- Season 13: "Maritime"
- Season 14: "Patient Zero" • "Hands Free"
- Season 15: "The Brotherhood"
- Season 16: "Cost of Capital"
- Season 17: "In Vino Veritas" • "Bling"