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An alleged serial bank robber who became a poster child for New York State’s recently passed bail reform laws says his federal charges should be dropped because a prosecutor’s public comments about his case has deprived him of his shot at a fair trial.

An attorney for Gerod Woodberry said in papers filed Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court that US Attorney Richard Donoghue “weaponized” his client by citing in a news release in which he slammed New York State’s soft-on-crime bail laws.

Donoghue said in a news release after Woodberry’s Jan. 17 arrest that “no sound, rational and fair criminal justice system” would let someone like him back on the streets.

“Preventing judges from considering the danger a charged defendant poses to the public when making a pretrial confinement decision defies common sense and endangers all New Yorkers,” Donoghue’s statement reads.

Samuel Jacobson of the Federal Defenders of New York said Donoghue’s statements about reform and Woodberry’s criminal history are grounds to throw out the case entirely.

Gerod Woodberry allegedly attempting to rob a bank.DCPIGerod Woodberry allegedly attempting to rob a bank.DCPI

“In its zeal to make a political point about New York bail reform, the US Attorney’s Office stripped Gerod Woodberry of the presumption of innocence, and his right to fair and impartial proceedings,” Jacobson wrote.

Donoghue’s comments created a “media firestorm,” Jacobson said, citing The Post’s exclusive report on the case released just hours after Woodberry’s arrest.

“By inextricably tying Mr. Woodberry to the merits of bail reform, his case became a cause célèbre, turning Woodberry’s criminal proceedings into a referendum on criminal justice in New York,” Jacobson charges.

If the motion to dismiss Woodberry’s case is denied, the case should at least get moved to a different venue, Jacobson argues.

Woodberry, 42, allegedly went on a Big Apple bank-heist spree, robbing or attempting to rob six locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn over a 16-day period. He was twice released from city jail during that time frame thanks to soft-on-crime bail reforms that took effect on Jan. 1.

Woodberry did not display weapons during his alleged stick-ups and instead passed notes to tellers demanding cash — so he was charged with grand larceny rather than robbery.

Larceny is considered a nonviolent offense for which judges are not allowed to detain defendants or set bail.

His case was referred to the feds and agents collared him after he turned himself into court security officers at Manhattan Criminal Court.

Woodberry is still incarcerated at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, according to the US Bureau of Prisons website.

The US Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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