In this criminal case, appellant was informed against in the Criminal Court of Record of West Palm Beach County for grand larceny. A New York Criminal Lawyer said that, he was arraigned on the information and entered a plea of not guilty. At the beginning of the trial, which was…
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Court Discusses Due Process Clause
In this criminal case, petitioner fired several shots into the home of an African-American family and made a statement which he later retracted that he did not want the family in his neighborhood because of their race. A New Jersey Criminal Lawyer said that, he was charged under New Jersey…
Defendant Says Court Failed to Instruct the Jury Properly
Appellant was charged with and convicted of robbery of property having a value of less than $100. He raises four points on appeal, one of which requires discussion and reversal. A Palm Beach Petit Larceny Lawyer said that, although the evidence presented at trial would have supported a conviction of…
Defendants Claim Insufficient Evidence in Theft Charges
The petitioner was adjudicated delinquent on the charge of petit larceny of items valued at $100 or more but less than $300, a first degree misdemeanor. Although the State presented evidence about the items taken, it offered no evidence of their value. The petitioner failed to object, however, or to…
Court Discusses Petit Larceny Case
An accused man filed for an appeal from a final judgment of his conviction and a sentence of three years probation entered by a jury decision finding him guilty of two counts of grand larceny. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the district court however reviewed the record and reveals…
Court Discusses Constitutionality of Prison Reforms Law
The case refers to an appeal submitted by the Texas prison officials for the denial of their motions to terminate prospective relief by the district court. The relevant facts and procedural background of the case has transpired for almost 30 years. A New York Criminal Lawyer said that several criminal…
Court Discusses Blockburger Test for Theft Case
In this case, the appellant appealed his convictions and sentences for fraudulent sale of a counterfeit controlled substance, and felony petit theft. He argued that both charges arose out of the same acts, and that this double conviction should be barred by section 775.021(4)(a) and (b), Fla.Stat. A New York…
Court Discusses the Blockburger Test
In this case, the appellant appealed his convictions and sentences for fraudulent sale of a counterfeit controlled substance, and felony petit theft. He argued that both charges arose out of the same acts, and that this double conviction should be barred by section 775.021(4)(a) and (b), Fla.Stat. A New York…
Young Girl Charged with Cocaine Possession
On 2009, a seventeen years old girl was arrested and subsequently accused of felony charges in two separately docketed felony complaints. She was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree when an undercover police officer alleged in the complaint that she along several others, were…
Court Confirms Warrant for Arrest Appropriate
This case involves the People of the State of New York against Daphne Barber, Timothy Barber and Eric Jean as the defendants. The case is being heard in the Criminal Term of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County Part II. The defendants in the case, Timothy Barber, Daphne Barber, and Eric…