Edwin Torres (judge), the Glossary
Edwin Torres (born January 7, 1931) is a former New York State Supreme Court judge and author of Puerto Rican descent, who wrote the 1975 novel Carlito's Way.[1]
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36 relations: After Hours (film), After Hours (novel), Al Pacino, Armand Assante, Barrio, Brian De Palma, Brooklyn Law School, Carlito's Way, Carlito's Way (novel), Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, Chester Himes, City University of New York, Crime fiction, Criminal law, East Harlem, Jayuya, Puerto Rico, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists, List of Puerto Rican writers, List of Puerto Ricans, Manhattan, Martin Scorsese, Miguel Piñero, New York State Athletic Commission, New York Supreme Court, Nick Nolte, Puerto Rican literature, Puerto Ricans, Q & A (film), Richie Narvaez, Salvador Agron, Sean Penn, Sing Sing, Stuyvesant High School, The Friends of Eddie Coyle (novel), The New York Times.
- Carlito's Way
- New York State Athletic Commissioners
- Organized crime novelists
After Hours (film)
After Hours is a 1985 American black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Joseph Minion, and produced by Amy Robinson, Griffin Dunne, and Robert F. Colesberry.
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After Hours (novel)
After Hours is a 1979 American crime novel written by Edwin Torres and is the sequel to Carlito's Way (1975). Edwin Torres (judge) and After Hours (novel) are Carlito's Way.
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Al Pacino
Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Edwin Torres (judge) and al Pacino are people from East Harlem.
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Armand Assante
Armand Anthony Assante Jr. (born October 4, 1949) is an American actor.
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Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word that means "quarter" or "neighborhood".
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Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter.
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Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a private law school in New York City.
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Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way is a 1993 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by David Koepp, based on the novels Carlito's Way (1975) and After Hours (1979) by Judge Edwin Torres.
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Carlito's Way (novel)
Carlito's Way is a 1975 American crime novel written by Edwin Torres. Edwin Torres (judge) and Carlito's Way (novel) are Carlito's Way.
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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power is a 2005 prequel to Brian De Palma's 1993 film Carlito's Way. Edwin Torres (judge) and Carlito's Way: Rise to Power are Carlito's Way.
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Chester Himes
Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was an American writer.
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City University of New York
The City University of New York (CUNY, spoken) is the public university system of New York City.
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Crime fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder.
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Criminal law
Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime.
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East Harlem
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west, and the East and Harlem Rivers to the east and north.
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Jayuya, Puerto Rico
Jayuya is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales.
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural drama television series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced.
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List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
This is a list of Hispanic/Latino Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges. Edwin Torres (judge) and list of Hispanic and Latino American jurists are Hispanic and Latino American judges.
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List of Puerto Rican writers
This is a list of Puerto Rican literary figures, including poets, novelists, short story authors, and playwrights. Edwin Torres (judge) and list of Puerto Rican writers are Puerto Rican writers.
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List of Puerto Ricans
This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican descent.
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Manhattan
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.
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Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker.
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Miguel Piñero
Miguel Piñero (December 19, 1946 – June 16, 1988) was a Puerto Rican born American playwright, actor and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café.
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New York State Athletic Commission
The New York State Athletic Commission or NYSAC, also known as the New York Athletic Commission, is a division of the New York State Department of State which regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of New York, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, professional wrestlers, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.
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New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the judiciary of New York. Edwin Torres (judge) and New York Supreme Court are new York Supreme Court Justices.
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Nick Nolte
Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor.
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Puerto Rican literature
Puerto Rican literature is the body of literature produced by writers of Puerto Rican descent.
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Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans (Puertorriqueños), most commonly known as '''Boricuas''', but also occasionally referred to as Borinqueños, Borincanos, or Puertorros, are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through ancestry, culture, or history.
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Q & A (film)
Q & A is a 1990 American crime film written and directed by Sidney Lumet, based on a novel by New York State Supreme Court judge Edwin Torres.
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Richie Narvaez
Richie Narvaez (born 1965) is an American author and professor. Edwin Torres (judge) and Richie Narvaez are Puerto Rican writers.
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Salvador Agron
Salvador AgronThe correct spelling of his surname in Spanish is Agrón.
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Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director.
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Sing Sing
Sing Sing Correctional Facility, formerly Ossining Correctional Facility, is a maximum-security prison operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in the village of Ossining, New York, United States.
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Stuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant High School (pronounced), commonly referred to among its students as Stuy (pronounced), is a public college-preparatory, specialized high school in New York City, United States.
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle (novel)
The Friends of Eddie Coyle, published in 1970, is the debut novel of George V. Higgins, then an Assistant United States Attorney in Boston.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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See also
Carlito's Way
- After Hours (novel)
- Carlito's Way
- Carlito's Way (novel)
- Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
- Edwin Torres (judge)
New York State Athletic Commissioners
- Albert Berkowitz
- Bernard Kerik
- Bill Brown (boxing)
- C. B. Powell
- Eddie Eagan
- Edwin B. Dooley
- Edwin Torres (judge)
- Floyd Patterson
- Frank Dwyer
- Frank S. O'Neil
- Fred A. Wenck
- George E. Brower
- Herb Washington
- Jackie Robinson
- James A. Farley Jr.
- James Edward Sullivan
- James Farley
- James R. Price
- John J. Phelan (boxing)
- John M. Prenderville
- John R. Branca
- José Torres
- Julius Helfand
- Melvin Krulewitch
- Philip Stieg
- Randy Gordon (boxing)
- Raymond Kelly
- Robert K. Christenberry
- Tom Hoover (basketball)
- William Muldoon
Organized crime novelists
- Andrea Camilleri
- Charles Brandt
- Don Winslow
- Donald Serrell Thomas
- Edwin Torres (judge)
- Isaac Babel
- James Ellroy
- Jimmy Breslin
- Leonardo Sciascia
- Lorenzo Carcaterra
- Mario Puzo
- Mark Winegardner
- Michael Dibdin
- Nicholas Pileggi
- Peter R. de Vries
- Ranj Dhaliwal
- Timothy Williams (author)