A 22-year old black woman became pregnant by her 23-year old boyfriend. At that time, the mother was teaching at a Christian school by day and she was studying at a community college to earn a degree as a medical assistant. Her boyfriend was working for a large retail company…
Articles Posted in Criminal Procedure
Defendant Charged with Gun Possession
On March 11, 2007, two police officers were on motor patrol in an area known for gang activity. At around 11:30 pm, a man walked in front of the police officers’ unmarked car. The man was walking slowly, impeding the smooth flow of traffic on the street. A New York…
Court Discusses Jurisdiction of Integrated Domestic Violence Court
A man was charged on one count of harassment in the second degree alleging an act of domestic violence against the complainant. Consequently, the man served an action on the district attorney while the court action was pending. The three petitions were concurrently pending in the family court between the…
Should Lawyer Involved in Domestic Violence be Suspended?
A lawyer was admitted into the practice of law in New York in December 7, 2006 and he has been practicing as a lawyer in New York since that tiime . Sometime in October 4, 2007, he assaulted his live-in girlfriend. He threw her repeatedly onto the floor. He slapped…
Court Decides Custody Arrangement in Light of Domestic Violence Incidents
A man and a woman lived together and had a child who was born on February 17, 1990. They were married five months later on May 7, 1990. They resided at an apartment on Fifth Avenue. During their stay at the apartment, the woman met and cultivated a friendship with…
Court Hears Battered Parent Defense
A New York Criminal Lawyer says that domestic violence comes in all shapes and sizes. Fifty years ago, domestic violence cases were not recognized. In many cases the victims of domestic violence were ignored. It was a dirty family secret that few people talked about. The victims were ignored. It…
Court Disusses Authority of Housing Court vs. Family Court
In New York, there are several different remedies which may be applied in the case of a family dispute. The couple, especially if they are in government housing, may proceed with an illegal lock out complaint to be reinstated to the apartment through the housing authority. However, if a complaint…
Court Decides if Medical Records are Hearsay in Domestic Violence Case
The police received a 911 call from a woman who claimed to being beaten up by her husband. The police arrived at the scene within one minute of the 911 call and found that a husband was yelling and berating his wife. The man was standing over his wife who…
Court Discusses the Legal Concept of Asportation
On October 23, 1974, a resident of 272 Pennsylvania Avenue , in the County of Kings, stated that he returned home from work at about 12:05 AM. He stated that he parked his car in his parking spot and started to walk towards the side entrance of his building. He…
Court Determines if Probable Cause was Present for a Stop and Search
At around 9pm on September 26, 1985, a police officer was on radio motor patrol. As he was driving around the area of the corner of 204th Street and 113th Avenue, the police officer observed two men standing at that corner and one of them handed to the other a…