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A Texas billionaire who is accused of running a Ponzi scheme and milking several investors for an excess of $7 million dollars before he was done has been granted a delay in his trial, stated a New York Criminal Lawyer. But prosecutors are up in arms because the man’s attorneys are asking for a two year delay, which is by all accounts a very long time. 

Perhaps prosecutors are worried that by the time his trial finally gets underway, the intensity of his crime will have diminished and he will get a lesser sentence than if it happened right away. Perhaps that is just what the man’s legal counsel is hoping for. The man’s lawyers are now saying that he is mentally incompetent and is not able to stand trial at this time. Two years will give him enough time to sort out his issues and be able to represent himself in court. 

The NY Criminal Lawyer reports that delaying the trial for two years could backfire if more evidence against the accused is found between now and then. Though it would be nice to be able to postpone the inevitable, as most of us are wont to do, it is really in the best interests of all involved to get this case over with as rapidly as possible. The New York Criminal Lawyer also admitted that it does no good to tie a case up in court for two years that could be effectively settled in less time.

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A man was arrested earlier this month when his wife was found in bed, covered with urine and feces, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer.

The woman, who suffered from an illness that caused her to be bedridden, was supposedly under the care of her husband. However, authorities have determined that he left his wife alone in the bedroom for two to three days at a time.

The room in which the woman was found was reported to be in deplorable condition. Only one EMT, a female worker who was smaller in stature, managed to squeeze through a six inch gap in the doorway.

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The right to legal counsel is one of the basic rights that are guaranteed by the U.S. Bill of Rights. While there are some who may argue that applies only to criminal cases, an attorney for at least six indigent parents who have been incarcerated in various Georgia jails says otherwise, a New York City Criminal Lawyer discovered.

A senior attorney with the civil rights group the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR), has filed a class action lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court on behalf of at least six parents that are currently sitting in a Georgia jail for being too poor to pay their child support payments. The suit further alleges that the State of Georgia has continued to incarcerate these parents in some cases for more than a year and has failed to provide them with the legal counsel they need to prove that they are indigent.

When contacted by a N York City Criminal Attorney, the Georgia Attorney General’s office had little to say other than they had not seen the complaint, nor have they reviewed any of the circumstances of the plaintiffs. Based on these factors, they had no further comments. However, the attorney who is representing those parents who are affected by this had many comments.

Within hours of the killing, the shooting suspect was in police custody, reports a New York City Criminal Lawyer. While the exact cause of the shooting is still unclear and the investigation is continuing, there are some facts of this case that are clear.

At approximately 11:20pm on Tuesday night, the suspect entered into the home where he had previously been staying with his sister and her boyfriend until moving out recently. After some discussion, the suspect was told to leave by the victim. It was at this point that he pulled out a gun and shot his sister’s boyfriend multiple times in front of her and another unidentified person, and then fled the scene. The shooting suspect’s sister frantically called 911 and was at the location when the police arrived and gave police a description of the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect was soon located driving south and was arrested by officers without incident. The New York Criminal Lawyer has confirmed that the shooting suspect is being held without bail and is facing murder charges.

What police still do not have in this case is a motive for the shooting. The suspect’s sister has stated that he just started shooting for no apparent reason after being asked to leave. Although the victim was the grandson of a late, well-known local defense attorney, and there were more than 1,500 marijuana plants discovered at the scene, none of these seem to be contributing factors to the cause of the shooting, reports a NYC Criminal Lawyer.


A man driving an ice cream truck admits to hitting and killing a disabled pedestrian while driving under the influence. The man was driving illegally with a suspended license just after 7pm when he struck a disabled man who had fallen in the road with his walker and was attempting to pull himself up. The driver of the ice cream truck also admits that he did not stop and assist the man he had hit. 

According to the NYC Criminal Lawyer, a witness to the incident alerted police, who then tracked down the driver of the ice cream truck and apprehended him at his home. After investigating the man, police learned that his driver’s license had been suspended until 2030 because of his multiple DWI incidents.

The victim of the crash died at the scene, recounted the New York Criminal Lawyer, and pending the investigation more information would be released. This incident is a clear example of how the laws for driving while intoxicated do not prevent people from continuing to drive drunk. If the man had received a worse penalty for driving with a suspended license the first time perhaps the man would have changed his course of actions. 

Repeat offenders seem to lose any and all respect for the laws that limit their ability to live the life that they know, believes the New York Criminal Lawyer. For some individuals, nothing but incarceration will keep them from getting behind the wheel, and this puts everyone at risk. In this instance, the man driving the ice cream truck is was freed on $250,000 bond and is on the streets again while he is awaiting trial. 



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He woke up, grabbed the bottle, and began drinking. He knew it would be a long day, he knew it would be a hard day. He had to face the miserable fate of leaving his daughter and he had to do it knowing he was giving her back to the woman he used to love, but now hated. So, he drank. A few hours later, he knew it was time to face fate, bite the bullet, swallow his pride, and drive his daughter back to her mother’s home. He called the woman and asked to meet half way, saying he was tired. The woman heard slurred speech and suspected he was drunk, so she called the police, stated a New York City Criminal Defense Lawyer. They arranged a sting and when the man arrived at the agreed upon drop off point the police immediately grabbed him and conducted a field sobriety test.

And this is where things get tricky.

A New York City Criminal Defense Lawyer noted that the man did well, quite well in fact, with many of the tests administered by the police officers. He was able to stand on one leg and count to twenty nine (just shy of the thirty that police normally ask for). He did not weave when walking, despite smelling like a drunk at a bar. But, he failed the portable breathalyzer test that was administered, notes a New York City Criminal Defense Lawyer. However, that test was not admissible in court, due to its inherent unreliability. And because of all that, the man was found not guilty of DWIA.

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DWI is a threat that spans racial and economic boundaries, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. There is no general description of what type of person is most likely to drive while they are drunk. It can happen to a fry cook as easily as a doctor. The incidences of upstanding members of society being busted for driving while drunk are growing. 

Alcohol abuse can affect anyone, and the case of the prosecutor who was found to be driving drunk just shortly after having been in court all day is a good example of that. The prosecutor did not sign any warrants on that day, and coworkers did not assume the man to be intoxicated. 

After the prosecutor had left his office for the day, he was pulled over when police were alerted to a black Subaru Outback driving erratically across the center line. The police on the scene reported that the driver was obviously intoxicated. The officers said they smelled alcohol and that the driver was disoriented. The prosecutor admitted that he had been drinking. He refused to submit to the field sobriety tests that were requested of him, but officers felt that they were justified in arresting him. 

The N York Criminal Lawyer said that a special prosecutor is coming in to handle the case, which is scheduled for Feb. 2 2011. It is unknown what kind of effect the arrest will have on the man’s law career.  



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A NY Criminal Lawyer details that on January 26, the 41-year-old woman and mother of four had recently left her son’s high school in frustration after discovering that he was not around to catch his ride with her. Upon driving home, authorities state that the Jeep containing three of her four children spun wildly out of control at a high speed and struck both a concrete light pole and a tree, which ejected two of the children, including the woman’s 10-year old daughter, who was killed. The other primary injury in this tragedy was the woman’s 17-year old son, who was also ejected from the vehicle and suffered from a broken back.

Upon testing for alcohol, authorities discovered that the defendant possessed a blood-alcohol content level of .22 percent, which is several times the legal limit and led to a DWI. An empty beer can was found inside the vehicle, as well as 11 other empty cans inside the woman’s home upon further investigation. According to police records, the defendant had previously been charged with several drunk-driving charges over the course of 15 years, including three misdemeanor charges as well as one felony charge, which ultimately led to her license being revoked for a time. After completing a drunk-driving treatment program, she was able to receive her license back in July 2010.

The defendant’s four prior convictions in the city of San Diego alone are highly suspect, and the outcome of this whole situation will likely not have a good ending for all involved. The reaction of the children’s father to this tragic state of affairs is not known. In addition to the circumstantial evidence of the alcoholic containers found in the vehicle as well as the woman’s home, an N York Criminal Lawyer determines that, according to official toxicology reports, traces of marijuana were also found in the woman’s blood. Again, the presence of illegal substances in her blood will like affect the outcome of the trial in a negative way for the defendant.

ESPN radio host, Harry Teinowitz, had a few things to say before beginning a recent radio broadcast. The sports radio broadcaster issued an apology to his family, his fans, and to his employer, for his recent arrest for driving under the influence (DUI) that occurred on Friday in Skokie, IL. Upon completion of his public statement, Harry Teinowitz ducked back behind the legal blanket and stated that he would not discuss the matter any further, excepting to add, “This doesn’t define me. What happens from now defines me.”

The recent DWI was not Teinowitz’s first incident for bizarre behavior. In May of 2010, while in the White Sox clubhouse, he was apparently misbehaving and being loud to the point that the White Sox executives thought that his behavior was not appropriate for that environment. This prompted his removal from the clubhouse, which was previously reported by the New York Criminal Lawyer. This was not a permanent removal, however, as Teinowitz is still welcome to return.

This latest incident apparently occurred around midnight on Friday when local police stopped him for improper lane usage. Apparently, there were no accidents or other vehicles involved. During the course of this traffic stop, the NY Criminal Lawyer was told, the police administered an alcohol test, which they discovered Teinowitz’s blood alcohol was at .131 percent, which is well above Illinois’ limit of .08 percent. He was then arrested and charged with DUI. He was later released on $1,000 bail, without his driver’s license as it was confiscated.

Shaun King, a former quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team has been apprehended for drunk driving, states a New York Criminal Lawyer. The sports figure was pulled over after police recognized that he was driving erratically. King refused to take the standard field sobriety tests requested by police. They arrested him for driving under the influence of alcohol, which is a misdemeanor. 

The NYC Criminal Lawyer said that King was released on a $500 bond. Sports figures are often revered in the public sector. King played for the Buccaneers from 1999 to 2003, before going to the Arizona Cardinals in 2004. He retired from football after that year and is now a sports analyst and radio host. 

It seems as if public figures are seeing an increase in DUI charges, according to Michael Green, the New York Criminal Lawyer, but the incidents are not actually increasing. Instead, the celebrity of an individual determines the level of interest in the story. Kings responsibility to himself and now, to his fans, is to take responsibility in this situation on refuse to drive drunk again. 

Like many others, the New York City Criminal Lawyer realizes that people tend to emulate those they look up to. Anyone who is in the public eye is someone that holds other peoples respect. Unfortunately the gift of celebrity is often a curse, bringing with it a responsibility that some people do not appreciate or take seriously. No matter who you are, drinking and driving is a very dangerous and irresponsible endeavor, and the worst kind of celebrity is when you have killed yourself or someone else as a result of your lack of judgment. Luckily, Shaun King isn’t getting that kind of press.

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