Search and seizure incidents, especially those that involve gun crimes or other weapons usually come down to issues of legal precedent. A New York Criminal Lawyer that means that officers have only seconds to decide what their actions are going to be. The courts have months to dissect these actions…
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Court Discusses Reliability of Field Sobriety Tests
When a person gets behind the wheel of a car, they are getting behind the wheel of a machine that is heavy enough to kill another person. It is a weapon when used offensively against another. When a person has already proven that they are incapable of using good enough…
Court Discusses Miranda Warning at DWI Stop
Driving while Intoxicated or Driving Under the Influence of alcohol or drugs has become a more commonly charged offense than it has ever been. The reason for this is that the legally intoxicated limit has been substantially reduced in recent years. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the current intoxicated…
Victim Killed During Burglary
On March 28, 1982, a young woman was alone in her apartment in Nassau County New York, when an assailant broke in to her apartment. A New York Lawyer said the assailant gagged her and put a belt around her neck. The young woman died that night due to asphyxiation…
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On August 15, 1985, a police officer on patrol, at about 2:40 in the morning, made note of the description of a car used in a robbery and gun crime. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the vehicle, that was described as a shiny, 1970s Chevrolet with chrome wheels. The…
Court Discusses Judicial Diversion Program
The Drug Reform act of 2009 was created as an effort to divert drug addicts and alcoholics who’s crimes are committed due to their addiction, from the criminal courts and into a treatment facility where they can shed their addiction. A New York Criminal Lawyer said that unfortunately, the temptation…
Defendant Contends that Key Evidence Proving his Innocence wasnt Allowed
On March 10, 1987, a man was convicted of burglary in the first degree, burglary in the second degree, petit larceny, tampering with a witness in the third degree, criminal trespass in the second degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, possession of burglary tools and criminal possession of a…
Defendant Contends Eyewitness Testimony is Incorrect
Cases that involve drug crimes often include violence. In some cases, this violence is more severe than others are. Few people will not admit that the violence of a criminal exploit is directly relative to the amount of money that the criminal stands to gain. A New York DWI Lawyer…
Defendant Claims Police Did Not Have Probable Cause in Drug Stop
Around 1985, a detective in plain-clothes and an unmarked car was working a known drug area in Queens when he and his partner saw a transaction that they believed was drug related. A New York Drug Crime Lawyer said they saw one man approach another and hand him money. The…
Husand Moves to Violate Order for Protection
A couple co-owned two separate apartments in one building in Manhattan. A larger apartment was their family home and the smaller apartment was the office of the wife. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the couple was having marital problems and the wife moved out of their larger apartment and…