A Queens Shoplifting Lawyer said that, this case before the court involves a supermarket owner (the complainant) who, while manning the checkout register near the exit, saw the defendant go past him with an armful of meat, subsequently estimated at $30 worth. When he called out, defendant quickened his pace…
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Defendant’s challenges to the court’s charge have not been preserved for appellate review
This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, convicting him of rape in the first degree, robbery in the first degree, burglary in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.…
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
These are two juvenile delinquency proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 3. Appellant appeals are from (1) a fact-finding order of the Family Court, Queens County, which, after a fact-finding hearing, found that the appellant committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crime…
On November 25, 1974 the defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms
A Queens Criminal Lawyer said that, at about 3:30 A.M. on June 17, 1972, a girl of 15, was brutally knifed in the chest while sleeping in her ground floor bedroom. Before expiring, the girl told her parents (who had rushed to the room in response to her scream) that…
Our constitution grants a fair trial, not a flawless past
A Queens Criminal Lawyer said that, defendant seeks an order restraining the District Attorney from cross-examining him regarding specific prior convictions. A hearing was held on September 12, 1973 and the Court determined the facts to be as follows: The defendant herein was indicted by a Queens County Grand Jury…
There had been a series of postponements
A man filed an appeal from a judgment convicting him of burglary in the third degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and petit larceny, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial of that branch of the man’s motion…
Criminal Term, Part I
A Queens Criminal Lawyer said that, on October 26, 1965, after having been adjudicated a Youthful Offender under indictment 411–65 which charged him with robbery in the second degree, defendant was sentenced to Elmira Reception Center for an indefinite term. On April 18, 1967 defendant was released on parole from…
Rules of Professional Conduct
A Queens Petit Larceny Lawyer said that, the defendant is charged with one count each of assault in the third degree, petit larceny, criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and harassment in the second degree. A Queens Criminal…
Defendant File Appeal Based on Improper Grand Jury Process
A man has been charged with grand larceny in the third and fourth degrees, forgery in the second degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree and petit larceny. It is also alleged that the man executed forged savings account withdrawal slips on six separate occasions thereby…
Duress was inherent in the choice given these petitioners
The defendant is charged with violating the Penal Law, Menacing in the Second Degree and Disorderly Conduct. The People seek to introduce, and the defendant seeks to suppress, a written statement given by the defendant to the Port Authority Police. A Huntley hearing was held before Judicial Hearing Officer. The…