The defendant had already been convicted of manslaughter for killing his neighbor by the jury, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. One of the key concepts in the case, included prominently in the jury instructions, was “prudence”. Specifically, they were asked to determine whether the defendant acted in prudence…
The family of a man who died in a tragic hunting accident in Keene in 2008 is now seeking civil action against the man who killed him, New York Criminal Lawyers have learned. The widow of the victim and her two daughters are plaintiffs in the suit against the shooter,…
A corrections officer who was brandishing a gun, seems to lead a charmed life. Cops shot at him 20 times and he was only shot in the arm once, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The 35-year-old guard was shot at about 3:45 a.m. in the Bronx after he…
Federal authorities have arrested the suspect who allegedly killed the daughter of a Concord police chief, according to New York Criminal Lawyers. The 34-year-old suspect was in Niagara Falls when the U.S. Marshals caught him and brought him in. The arrest was without incident, the police chief of Charlotte-Mecklinburg told…
20 of the biggest cities in the United States were ranked and San Diego came out first in the largest percentage of drivers with alcohol-related driving convictions, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. Next in line were San Jose, California, and Charlotte, North Carolina. San Diego police told a…
Naturalized U.S. citizen Faisal Shahzad was given a life sentence in prison for driving a vehicle full of bombs into New York’s Time Square, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. There is no parole in the federal penal system. “The defendant has repeated expressed his total lack of remorse…
The police used their cars to corner a driver in a Long Island parking lot, but that didn’t stop her from escaping, police sources informed a New York Criminal Lawyer. She merely used her vehicle to ram through the impromptu barricade. Police sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer that…
A Long Island woman is now recovering from a vicious attack by a man with a hammer in July, reports a New York Criminal Lawyer. Police sources told New York Criminal Lawyers the attacker was a man the victim had hired to work for her as a handyman. She met…
Detectives had been watching the man for a while, police sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. Seeing him carrying marijuana plants was the last straw. It was time to make the arrest. The 45-year-old suspect was arrested on drug and weapon charges.The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office told a New…
A man carrying a knife in Upper Manhattan was shot and killed by police after ignoring repeated demands to drop the weapon, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. He was even tasered to no effect. The 24-year-old man pulled the Taser’s electric probes from his body, and two officers…