Voiding an Arrest in a New York Shoplifting, Weapon or Drug Case: NY CPL...
Often times, prosecutors in the New York City area (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Westchester Counties) offer first time shoplifters as well as those accused of other thefts, weapon crimes and...
View ArticleCriminal Contempt in New York: Refusal to Testify & Its Ramifications in a...
In criminal trials in the state of New York, the People (a.k.a. the prosecution) bear the burden of proving that the defendant has committed the charged offense beyond any reasonable doubt. Obviously,...
View ArticleFacial Insufficiency & Dismissal: When NY Criminal Complaints Charging...
Facial Sufficiency is a vital consideration in the field of Criminal Law (one of many, of course). If a misdemeanor information (some people call it a complaint) is facially insufficient then the...
View ArticleUnable to Appear in a New York Criminal Court: NY CPL 340.20 Pleas and...
Although I couldn’t tell you the exact number, there are millions of people who come to New York City – its boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, Bronx and Brooklyn (technically Kings County) – on any given...
View ArticleExpunging and Sealing Criminal Convictions in New York: Can My Entire Record...
With the passage of New York Criminal Procedure Law 160.59, there have been countless questions by those convicted of crimes as to what criminal convictions seal, how many criminal convictions can seal...
View ArticleSealing vs. Expunging Your Criminal Record in New York: What are the Actual...
Whether you want to lead off with the good or the bad, the fact remains that when you are looking to either expunge or seal your criminal convictions from your record in New York, the reality is...
View ArticleWhat is a Violent Crime in New York: Perception, Reality and NY CPL 70.02
“Violence” and “violent” are both ugly words. In the New York Penal Law and New York Criminal Procedure Law, offenses that can cause catastrophic injuries, traumatic physical and emotional wounds and...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Felony Arrest and Prosecution Process in Westchester County...
I was arrested for a felony in Westchester County. The Westchester County police charged me with Second Degree Assault. Detectives from the Yonkers Police Department arrested my sister for felony drug...
View ArticlePhoto Arrays and In Court Identification: Understanding the Law in New York
A new law has recently gone into effect in New York State which fundamentally changes a basic tenant of New York Criminal Practice. New York was the only state in the United States that still did not...
View ArticleNYPD Online Personnel Database: Civilian Complaints, Trial Decisions, Civil...
Whether you believe New York Civil Rights Law Section 50-a, aka, the “Police Shield Law”, was necessary to protect police officers, corrections officers, and firefighters from misuse of their personnel...
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