Can You Get a Marijuana Conviction Expunged?
Around our country, state after state is legalizing the use of recreational marijuana. New York is no different. As of 2021, it has been legal to possess marijuana for recreational use up to a certain amount. While many are happy with this, for those convicted of marijuana-related crimes before this law went...
How Do I Find the Best Criminal Lawyer in New York
If you already understand the importance of having an excellent attorney when you’re facing a criminal charge,...
Revenge Porn Law In NY- Penal law Section 245.15
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 new section (§ 245.15), titled “Unlawful...
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Is Disorderly Conduct a Crime in New York State?
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...
What Happens After I am Arrested in New York?
Criminal prosecution develops in a series of stages, beginning with an arrest and ending at a point before,...
What is Menacing in New York?
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 ...
Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, Criminal Contempt in the 1st Degree, and Aggravated Criminal Contempt (NYS Penal Law Section 215.50, 215.51, & 215.52)
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."