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Court Discusses Hearsay in Establishing Criminal History

On this proceeding, the court argues on the matter that in what extent can a psychiatrist rely on out-of-court materials, such as pre-sentence reports and department of parole records, in compiling a history of sex offenses committed by a man in order to formulate a psychiatric opinion and whether the…

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Defendant Seeks to Lower his Risk Assessment Level

This case is being heard in the Second Department Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The appellant of the case is Robert Fareira. The appellant is represented by Steven Banks, New York, New York, with Joanne Legano Ross for counsel. The respondent of the…

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Court Discusses Dealing with Mentally Ill Defendants

Legality as it involves persons who are mentally ill can become convoluted. Many cases have reached crossroads where the offender is mentally ill. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the rights of the victim become confused with the ability of the offender to understand what occurred. In some cases, it…

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Defendant Challenges Sex Offender Rating

It is common to find with any sex crimes that the offender appeals to the court of lessening the risk level category that they were assigned to in going through the treatment program for their benefit. This case of Allan Barnes, the offender,who takes issue to his being rated as…

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