An appeal was made by the accused man from a judgment of the County Supreme Court rendered on October 26, 1983, convicting him of four counts of criminal facilitation in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and the imposing sentence. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the judgment was…
A juvenile is appealing adjudications made against him that found him guilty of possession of cocaine and marijuana. A New York Criminal Lawyer said he states that the trial court erred when they denied his motion for judgment of acquittal when the state had failed to present substantial evidence to…
At around midnight of April 15, 1992, the police set up a DWI checkpoint at the corner of Clinton and Stanton Streets in Manhattan. The police officers set up the checkpoint so that all the passing cars would be funneled into one lane and every motorist would have to pass…
An 18 year old man was indicted in Florida for Sexual Battery in October 1997. When he was arrested and arraigned under the indictment, the 18-year old entered a nolo contendere plea (this means he did not plead guilty or not guilty but that he was not contending the indictment).…
A man, the herein defendant, was observed by a police officer breaking into a motor vehicle using a screwdriver. He was then arrested and indicted. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the indictment originally charged him with, inter alia, attempted grand larceny in the second degree based on an allegation…
The petitioner is a federal prisoner who has petitioned to have an error of law in the calculation of his sentenced based on a Supreme Court Decision that interpreted sentence guidelines. This decision was made eleven years after the defendant was sentenced. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the issue…
The Facts of the Case: Defendants stole people’s identities, committed bank fraud when opened fraudulent bank accounts in the victims’ names, and transferred money from the victims’ legitimate bank accounts to the fraudulent ones they controlled from an extensive enterprise which they oversaw. Thus, a New York Criminal Lawyer said…
The Facts of the Case: A New York Criminal Lawyer said on 16 May 1984, defendant was convicted by the County Court of Nassau County of grand larceny in the second degree (three counts), grand larceny in the third degree, petit larceny, commercial bribing or bribery in the first degree…
A New York Criminal Lawyer said the counts charge the defendants in conjunction with payments made by several corporation/parties. It is the theory of the prosecution that criminal liability attached to the actions of the defendants because the money which the defendants obtained as a result of the transactions involving…
The charges arose from alleged unlawful rent increases obtained from the New York Temporary Housing Rent Commission by the defendant as one of the owners or managers of a rent controlled apartment house property in Mount Vernon, New York, by falsely stating, or by aiding, abetting and inducing the false…