This case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the state of New York in New York County. The People of the State of New York are the petitioners in this matter. Case Facts A New York Criminal Lawyer said the respondent in this case, pled guilty in 1968…
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Court Hears Motion for Dismissal
This is a matter being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, and Fourth Judicial Department. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the case deals with the State of New York as the petitioner and respondent and Nushawn Williams, who is also known as…
Court Finds Issues with Search
This is a case before the Justice Court of the City of New York in Nassau County. The defendants in this matter are Juana and Jose Ventura. The plaintiff in the case is the People of the State of New York. Case Background A New York Criminal Lawyer said there…
Court Discusses Probable Cause in Gun Crime
The Facts: On 11 November 1976 at about 8:00 p.m., a man entered a liquor store and asked for a pint of vodka. According to the clerk, the man was in the store for about two minutes, the man spoke with a slight Slavic, Polish or Russian accent, and he…
Court Discusses Crime of Rape in the Third Degree
The Facts: Defendant was charged with robbery, larceny, assault (two counts), endangering the welfare of a child, and sexual abuse in the third degree; a six-count indictment on criminal law violations. A New York Criminal Lawyer said these the crimes were allegedly committed on 26 September 1967, the prosecution was…
Error Occurs in Collection of Evidence
Often, questions arise in the court system that involve how to handle mistakes that happen in the justice system. Among these mistakes can be the mishandling of evidence. A New York Criminal Lawyer said that while losing evidence can be a devastating blow to a prosecution’s case, it is even…
Rape Defendant Takes Issue With Evidence
In January 20, 2002, a woman was living in with her fiancé who was then thirty-nine years old. The woman’s mother and 13 year old sister came over to visit them and they stayed in the same house that the woman shared with her fiancé. A New York Criminal Lawyer…
Defendant Contends Improper Use of Predatory Rape Statute
The Facts: On 2 May 2011, defendant forcibly compelled complaining witness-one to perform oral sex upon him and then forcibly subjected her to anal intercourse. On 14 May 2011, defendant forcibly touched the breasts of complaining witness-two with his hands and mouth, forcibly compelled her to perform oral sex upon…
Defendant Claims Plaintiff Recanted Her Statement
The Facts: Defendant, who was then 24 years old, had known the complaining witness, then 20 years old, for several years. Allegedly, on 24 April 1976, at the complaining witness’s home, following a visit with the complainant’s family and defendant’s mother, defendant told the complainant that he wanted to have…
Magazine Publisher Sues City Police Under Freedom of Information Law
The complainants, a magazine publisher, two men and a woman seek a judgment declaring certain records of the accused, city police department subject to disclosure, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and Public Officers Law (POL) to allow the complainants to inspect and obtain copies of records, declaring…