A Lawyers’ Association filed for a rate increase to the State for their in and out of court work. The issue is whether the State’s failure to increase the compensation rates for assigned counsel violates the constitutional and statutory right to meaningful and effective representation. A New York Criminal Lawyer…
A wife and her husband filed their individual action for the child custody of their twin son. The twins were in the Dominican Republic and it is undisputed that the father obtained a default order of custody there in 2002. A New York Criminal Lawyer said a review of the…
Three different women were physically abused by their intimate partners or husbands. These three different women all had children who were then living with them at the time that the domestic violence against the women occurred. These three different women all asked the help of the police and the family…
The parties met through the Internet in 2003, when the mother was studying veterinary medicine and the father was a teacher studying for a Master of Education degree. The parties married on 5 June 2004, in Kentucky. Six months later, the mother became pregnant, but continued her veterinary studies and…
Vincent Knowles was charged with one count of robbery in the first degree. He admitted in the hearing before the court that he did steal money, a wallet, jewelry and subway tokens from a Henry Laylock. He also testified that he placed his hand in his pocket, which looked like…
Stanley Hedgeman was accused of robbery in the second degree, and the Trial court had ruled he was guilty. Mr. Hedgeman appealed against this ruling, saying it should have been dismissed because there was insufficient proof presented to show he committed the robbery while “aided by another person actually present.”…
On the afternoon of May 22, 2008, John Grant walked in Staten Island Bank. He went to the teller in one of the stations and gave a note that said, “I have a gun, Fill the bag. Don’t say anything or I’ll shoot.” A New York Criminal Lawyer said the…
In two unrelated cases of robbery, the same question was asked of the Court of Appeals. The question is whether the evidence plus their display of what appeared to be guns while committing a robbery enough to charge them robbery in the first degree. The first case is the people…
The defendant was charged and convicted of two counts of murder in the second degree and two counts of robbery in the first degree. This was because he was part of a frustrated robbery where the victim died from a gunshot wound to the neck. One of the testimonies in…
A man was stopped at the street for failing to wear a seat belt and operating a vehicle with a cracked front windshield. Upon approaching the vehicle, the police officer noticed that the driver have a glassy eyes. The driver responded to the questions of the police officer with a…