When jurors are chosen to sit on a trial jury, they are required to take the position seriously. The responsibility that is inherent to the position of a juror in a trial is heady to say the least. That is especially true when the person is called to put their…
The people of the state of New York are the plaintiffs in this case being heard in the Supreme Court of Suffolk County.The defendant has moved to have his conviction for the Class E felony of Rape in the third degree vacated. The basis for his argument for this motion…
This involves a case where the Supreme Court Appellate division held that conceivability is not equivalent to foreseebility. The Court herein granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. Plaintiff was a tenant in a building located at 584 Academy Street in Manhattan, owned by defendant holding company and…
The People of the State of New York are the plaintiffs in a case against the defendant Stan Miller. This case is being heard in front of the Criminal Court of the City of New York in Kings County. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the defendant in the case…
This is a matter being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, and Fourth Judicial Department. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the case deals with the State of New York as the petitioner and respondent and Nushawn Williams, who is also known as…
This is a case being heard before the Supreme Court, Appellant Division, Second Department of the State of New York. The respondent in this matter is the People of the State of New York. Jay Jomar Bradshaw is the appellant of the case. The defendant is appealing a judgment that…
Incidents of rape and sexual assault cases involve many different laws. Each case is reviewed in relationship to how it addresses each element of each law. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the most appropriate law or multiple laws are then charged by the prosecution. In some case, a charge…
In New York, there are many different levels of sex crime offenders. Often the difference between the crimes are reduced to one or two words that are found in the different laws. In one case that occurred on May 2, 2011 and on May 14, 2011, the same offender was…
New York provides that criminal offenders who have been convicted of certain drug possession crimes and related offenses have the ability to petition the court to vacate their indeterminate sentences and impose a determinate sentence. Prior to 2009, indeterminate sentences for drug crimes and other offenses were common. The concept…
The Facts: On 27 March 1982, defendant, while driving a large, white, four-door car with a black vinyl roof, offered the complainant a ride. She accepted, initially intending to be taken to a nearby bus stop, but thereafter accepting defendant’s offer to take her a few blocks further. The complainant…