10 Tips to Help You Find the Best Criminal Defense Attorney

If you already understand the importance of having an excellent attorney when you’re facing a criminal charge,...

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed a law, Senate Bill S1719C (A5981), which “establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image” (a/k/a “revenge porn”).

The legislation, inter alia, amends the Penal Law by adding a...

Traffic Ticket Attorney in Nassau County, Long Island New York Most traffic citations are issued by officers with the Nassau County Police Department or by New York State Troopers. Citations can also be issued by other police departments. Traffic infractions are usually not criminal charges, although more serious traffic violations can be charged as a...

Nassau County, New York Premier Criminal Defense Attorney- Michael A. Arbeit, Esq.  If you have been arrested or under criminal investigation in Nassau County, Suffolk County, Kings County, NY County, Queens County or The Bronx, call attorney Michael A. Arbeit for a free and confidential consultation.  Mr. Arbeit can always be reached 24/7 at...

240.20 Disorderly conduct. A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof: 1. He engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior; or 2. He makes unreasonable noise; or 3. In a public place, he uses...

Stages of a Criminal Case

Criminal prosecution develops in a series of stages, beginning with an arrest and ending at a point before,...

What is Menacing in NY?

120.13 Menacing in the first degree.
 A  person  is  guilty  of  menacing in the first degree when he or she  commits the crime  of  menacing  in  the  second  degree  and  has  been
previously  convicted  of  the crime of menacing in the second degree or  the crime of menacing a police  officer  or ...

In most criminal matters in New York State, when there is an alleged victim, an Order of Protection will be issued in favor of that individual by the judge at the arraignment stage.  The Order of Protection can either be a "refrain from OP" or a complete "full stay away OP." When a person (defendant)...

Acquittal: A disposition of a case in which the defendant is found not guilty after trial.Assistant District Attorney (ADA): Abbreviation for Assistant District Attorney. See also Assistant District Attorney.Adjourn: To suspend a proceeding to...

Effective January 1, 2020, Criminal Justice Reforms in New York State will apply to all cases pending on that date even if the matter commenced before that date.  They will be many significant changes to how criminal matters will proceed. 

Some important changes include that:  Discovery will be automatic and there will...