In this case, two offenders moved to dismiss the misdemeanor charges of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of marijuana on speedy trial grounds. They were arraigned on the said complaints and after two days, the complainant allegedly obtained a copy of the ballistics report. The report states…
At the trial, the People’s chemist, whom the Court found to be both competent and commendably candid, acknowledged that he could not, to a reasonable degree of scientific certainty, rule out the presence or gauge the amount of non-marijuana. His test was essentially an aggregate weight analysis, from which he…
A New York Marijuana Possession Criminal Lawyer said that, petitioner in this CPLR Article 78 proceeding, moves by order to show cause to annul and vacate the October 14, 2009 determination by respondent New York City HOUSING AUTHORITY (NYCHA), which terminated her tenancy in the Red Hook West House, at…
A New York Marijuana Possession the Defendant is charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana in the Fifth Degree, pursuant to Penal Law § 221.10(1), by an information which alleges, in pertinent part, that on September 8, 2008, at about 12:28 a..m., at Polk Avenue/Lincoln Street, Franklin Square, New York, the…
The defendant moves for a trial order of dismissal upon a charge of sale and marijuana possession of approximately nine pounds, under the statute by which the sale of more than a pound of marijuana is punishable as a class D felony, and marijuana possession of more than a pound…
A child was born to Respondent in September 2006 with a positive toxicology to cocaine. She was premature, underweight and in respiratory distress. No father was named on the birth certificate, however, the mother has identified someone as the child’s father. A New York County Criminal attorney said that in…
An underlying investigation was conducted and it was focused on a garage operated by a man. The surveillance of the garage, combined with the information obtained from months of telephone calls intercepted pursuant to eavesdropping warrants, disclosed that the operations were headed by criminal individuals in three different cities. It…
Defendant is charged with Criminal Sale of Marijuana in the 4th Degree, Unlawful Possession of Marijuana and Criminal Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument. The complaint alleges that defendant sold a bag of marijuana for $10 to an undercover police officer, and once arrested he was found to possess four more…
A man is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. It is alleged that the man was seated in the driver’s seat of a car and that a bag of crack cocaine, which had an aggregate weight in excess of one eighth of an ounce,…
Defendant moves to suppress statements that he gave to the police, physical evidence recovered from his apartment, as well as identification testimony of a witness who identified him from a photo array. Defendant R. moves to suppress statements. A New York Criminal lawyer said that at a suppression hearing pursuant…