A group of students at a TX, high school recently participated in a Shattered Dreams mock drunk driving crash, a New York Criminal Lawyer just learned. Students at the high school played certain roles including both living and dead victims, and as the drunk driver who went to jail. Shattered…
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Elderly Robbery Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
An elderly man has been accused of trying to rob a busy midtown bank the day after he got out of prison, reports a New York Criminal Lawyer. He pleaded not guilty, even though he was wounded in the attempt. The 69-year-old man was shot in the leg during the…
Death Row Inmate Finally Executed
It had been more than 20 years since he’d brutally slain his victim and while the old adage that justice delayed is justice denied may often prove true at least in this case justice has finally been doled out. The appeals process in a death penalty case can often be…
Murder Suspect Held Without Bail
A Brooklyn man has been charged with the murder of a Pace University student and ordered to be held without bail – and even prosecutors agree that the man was not actually the shooter. It was his accomplice that committed the fatal act, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer.…
FBI Looks for Buried Mobster
The FBI returned to a mob graveyard on Long Island to find the resting place of a supposed Colombo mobster who had been killed more than 15 years ago, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The search was the second in two years for the dead mobster in the…
Vermont Driver Charged with Texting and DUI
Vermont State Police have arrested a 49-year-old woman for texting while driving as well as driving under the influence after a crash on Interstate 89 in Richmond, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The driver, from Claremont, New Hampshire, was headed north when she drove her car off the…
NYPD Searches for Sexual Assault Perpetrator
The New York Police Department is searching for a man who violently attacked and sexually assaulted a woman in the elevator of a Washington Heights building, police sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. It appears that the suspect followed his victim for some time, a 42-year-old woman, into the…
Former Union Boss Claims Mob Coercion
A former union boss claimed the formerly-influential head of the city’s largest contractor’s association as a major crime family’s contact for corrupt construction unions, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The ex-union boss claimed the contractor was a messenger for a powerful mob capo who carried orders to the…
Prescription Drugs Make DUI Convictions More Difficult
Illegal prescription drug use continues to rise, and is becoming a greater problem for law enforcement, says a New York Criminal Lawyer. The number of DUI cases involving a prescription drug rather than alcohol also continues to rise. Unfortunately, prosecuting such charges can be rather difficult. Many states don’t even…
Fan Who Rushed onto Yankee Stadium Was After A-Rod
A fan ran onto Yankee Stadium field during a game to confront A-Rod about his love for Cameron Diaz, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. Apparently, the fan had a crush of his own on Diaz, and did not enjoy the competition. The 33-year-old fan was taken down by…