This is a case of the People of the State of New York versus the defendant Carlos Hairston. The case is being heard in the Kings County Supreme Court. Indictment A New York DWI Lawyer said the defendant in this case is being charged with rape in the first degree,…
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Defendant Claims an Abuse of Discretion
One early morning two men wearing ski masks robbed a store. One of them carried a handgun and wore latex gloves and the other was armed with a black shotgun. The robbery happened at around 4:30 A.M., which was half an hour before the store was scheduled to open. A…
Defendant Brings Motion to Set Aside Consecutive Sentences
A man was charged for attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree and criminal use of a firearm in the first degree. The charges were an incident which happened one evening at the corner of an avenue. A New York DWI Lawyer said the complainant together…
Defendants Argue Search and Seizure Unlawful
The manager of a gas station was sitting in between the two gas pumps on the night of August 10, 1977. As he was sitting there, two men came to the station on foot asking him if he fixed tires at the gas station. The manager looked at the two…
Court Decides if Property Owner can be Held Liable for Crime
On 17 April 2006, the victim, age 17, was in a backyard located at Farmers Boulevard, Hollis, New York visiting with his friend. Defendant was the owner of the premises. At approximately 1:50 p.m., while the victim and his friend were working on a car in the backyard, the victim…
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Denied
The Facts: On 3 November 2007 at approximately 12:15 a.m., in front of 212 East 122nd Street in New York County, a police officer observed one of the defendants (herein co-defendant) hand to the minor defendant (herein defendant) one (1) clear bag containing marihuana in exchange for a sum of…
Court Discusses Territorial Jurisdiction
In 1993, the New York State Drug Enforcement Task Force began investigating a narcotics-trafficking ring centered at a Queens County garage known as W & G Auto Repair, which was operated by another individual. Surveillance and wiretaps revealed evidence of an interstate scheme by which cocaine was secreted in hidden…
Defendant Charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance
The Court of Appeals held that a conviction of criminal sale of a controlled substance premised upon an offering for sale theory must be supported by evidence of a bona fide offer to sell, which means that the evidence must show that the accused had both the intent and the…
Court Decides if it Will Accept Independent Evidence
Police officers were assigned to conduct surveillance of an apartment in Brooklyn on suspicion of sale and possession of heroin. The police observed the apartment from 11 am to 1:30 pm of October 22, 1971 before one occupant (the first man) of the apartment came out. Forty-five minutes after that…
Attorney Involved in Death of Young Girl
On the night of March 12, 1976, an attorney was at the home of an 18-year-old girlfriend of his. He was known to use heroin. He had offered the girl’s brother some in the past. The girl’s brother later testified in court that on this night, he went to his…