A New York Criminal Lawyer said that in May 1990, members of the narcotics teams arrested three men for street narcotics sales to undercover police officers. In each case, both the arrest and the evident conduct constituting the crimes was charged occurred entirely within the county and pursuant to an…
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Homicide Occurs During Commission of Drug Crime
This case is being heard in the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department. The case deals with an appeal being made by Otha Beard. The respondent of the case is the People of the State of New York. The defendant is appealing a verdict from a judgment made by the…
Court Discusses Probable Cause in Drug Crime
A woman is charged with three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon. She has moved to suppress the firearms that were seized from her and her boyfriend’s house following the issuance of a search warrant that was targeted not at her, but at her boyfriend. She contends that the…
Defendant Contends Abuse of Discretion by Trial Court
The Facts: A member of the New York City Police Department was detailed to work with the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force (Task Force). His usual assignment with the Task Force was as an undercover officer (office-one), and that was the assignment he was performing, when, on 16 July 1981,…
Defendant Contests Car Being Taken During DWI Arrest
The plaintiff in this matter is Christine Malafi, who is County Attorney for Suffolk County in the state of New York. The defendants in the matter are Zachary G. Moisan and a 1967 Chevy that has the VIN number 125177G120642. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of…
Defendant Claims he was Denied a Right to a Speedy Trial
The Facts: Defendant has a history of being arrested under different names. On 12 August 1972, a New York Drug Possession Lawyer said the defendant was arrested for possession of burglar’s tools while on a fire escape. He gave a name, name-one, with a date of birth of 30 December…
Court Hears Motion To Supress Search Warrant
On September 25, 2003, the Associate Village Justice of the Supreme Court, issued a search warrant directed to “any police officer of the County of Nassau.” A New York Criminal Lawyer said the search warrant found that there is probable and reasonable cause for the issuance of the warrant to…
Court Discusses Jurisdiction Over Juvenile Defendant
The Facts: Two witnesses testified at a fact-finding hearing. On 7 September 1978, sometime after 5:30 P.M., the victim alleges that he heard rocks strike the side of his house. A New York Drug Possession Lawyer said that such an event had occurred previously and he testified that he knew…
Court Rules Verdict Can Be Set Aside
The Facts: Defendant, his brother, and another man entered the house of a woman and robbed her at gunpoint. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the woman identified defendant as the one who wielded the gun during the robbery. A police officer was on patrol when he saw three men…
Defendant Charges with Possessing a Pipe Bomb
The plaintiff and appellee in this case is the United States of America. The defendant and appellant of the case is Roy L. Schmidt, III. The case is being heard in the Fifth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals. Appeal A New York Criminal Lawyer said the defendant,…