Ex-NYC officers want misconduct conviction tossed

NEW YORK

Lawyers for ex-officers /*Franklin Mata*/ and /*Kenneth Moreno*/ filed papers Tuesday asking a judge to toss their misdemeanor convictions for technical reasons.

They say they may raise more questions after assessing unaired footage related to the case from a documentary about the Manhattan district attorney's sex crimes unit. Prosecutors gave them the material Monday.

Prosecutors have two weeks to respond in court. A judge may rule in August, when the two are now due to be sentenced.

The case stems from the officers' December 2008 encounter with a drunken woman they were called to help get home.

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