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Court Decides if it Erred on Classifying Accused as a Level One Sex Offender

A man lived in his mother’s house with his sister who was a minor. One day, the man chanced upon his sister in the bathroom of their house. The man tried to rape his sister. The sister resisted and was able to escape from her brother. A New York Criminal…

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Court Contends Mental Hygiene Hearing was Unnecessary

This is a case for appeal being heard in the Third Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the State of New York. Mark S. is the appellant of the case and the State of New York is the respondent. Mark S. is appealing two orders that were made…

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Court Discusses Concept of Double Jeopardy

In April, 1973, as a result of a joint major Federal-State narcotics investigation, an indictment was filed against defendants #1, #2, and #3, along with 10 other large-scale heroin merchants, for conspiracy to violate Federal drug laws. To support the conspiracy count, covering a period from May, 1971 until the…

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Defendant Contends Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

This is a case being heard in the Supreme Court of Bronx County. The case involves the People of the State of New York versus the defendant E.D.. Defendant’s Case A New York Criminal Lawyer said on or about the 6th of August, 2011, the defendant filed a pro se…

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Appellate Court Agrees Trial Court Erred in Disallowing Expert Testimony

This is a case being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in New York County. The case involves the People of the State of New York versus the defendant Q.A.. Case Background A New York Criminal Lawyer said on the second of June in 2005…

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Court Discusses Concept of Reasonable Suspicion

In this criminal case, at the hearing, the People called two witnesses: New York Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Salvador Aceves, and New York City Police Department Detective John Reilly. The defense called no witnesses. Agent Aceves testified that on April 3, 2008, he, along with his supervisor, K.B, and…

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