Category: Criminal Law

Have you been convicted of a crime in New York? Has it been ten (10) years since your sentencing date? Do you want that conviction sealed?

Well, effective October 7, 2017, pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law Section 160.59, there will be...

Eight Charged With Stealing Taxpayer Money Through Medicaid Fraud DA will seek full restitution from defendants who stole more than $297K from taxpayers

In Nassau County and Suffolk County (Long Island), arrests for Driving While Intoxicated are very prevalent.  It seems as though the word is still not out that to all that Drinking and Driving is not longer socially acceptable (if it ever was) and the police are cracking down hard and the District Attorney's Office...

In New York, many people think the sole difference between Petit Larceny and Grand Larceny is the monetary amount that is alleged to be taken, but that is wrong.  Some property, when taken without permission of the owner regardless of their monetary value, is considered to be Grand Larceny.

In New York, a...

In New York State, the Standards of Proof in a criminal case are governed by Article 70 of the Criminal Procedure Law.

§ 70.10 Standards of proof; definitions of terms.

     1.    "Legally sufficient evidence" means competent evidence which, if accepted as true, would

establish every element of  an  offense  charged and the...

In New York, the standard of proof the prosecution or government must meet in a criminal case is proving guilt “beyond a reasonable doubt.”  But, what does “beyond a reasonable doubt” really mean?

In a criminal matter, although it does always seem like it, the defendant (the person who is accused of a...

Yes, but only under certain circumstances. In New York, police officers may approach a parked vehicle, but they generally must have an objective, legally recognized reason for doing so when acting in their law enforcement capacity. Courts have repeatedly held that officers cannot approach someone sitting in a parked car based solely...