On 21 August 2006, petitioner applied for a premises residence handgun license. In the application, petitioner conceded that he had been arrested, and attached a copy of his plea agreement and a notarized explanation regarding the circumstances underlying the arrest. On 20 March 2007, respondent as the Statutorily Designated Handgun…
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Court Decides Child Custody in Light of Domestic Violence Allegations
On 4 September 1987, a man and a woman (or mother/petitioner and father) got married. Thereafter, on or about 24 July 1996, the couple divorced. A decree of divorce was entered and incorporated the terms of a separation agreement which provided that the parties were to share joint legal custody…
Court Discusses Battered Woman Syndrome
Domestic violence laws have changed to become more responsive to the needs of battered victims even when their behavior seems to be erratic. A New York Sex Crimes Lawyer said that victims of domestic violence do not respond in predictable ways, they do have certain patterns of behavior that are…
Court Rules on Legality of Wiretapping in Domestic Violence Case
In domestic violence cases, the court is often called upon to review actions that people have taken in contradiction to the law. In New York, the wiretapping laws are clear. If one of the two people involved in the conversation on a telephone line is aware of the taping, then…
Court Decides if Attorney Charged with Domestic Violence Should be Sanctioned
In August 2005, New Jersey, respondent engaged in a physical altercation with his wife that took place in March of that year. Respondent pleaded guilty to the crime of simple assault, for which he was sentenced to one year of probation. As a result of that conviction, respondent (who is…
Court Determines Custody in Light of Domestic Violence Allegations
A New York Sex Crimes Lawyer said that the defendant-mother (hereinafter referred to as mother) and plaintiff-father (hereinafter referred to as father) were married in December 1996 and in 2003 were physically separated when the mother left the marital residence alleging abuse against her and the children. The mother moved…
Defendant Seeks to Annual Special Condition of His Parole
A New York Sex Crimes Lawyer said a man and a woman bring a special proceeding to the court requesting to show cause and seeks to annul the special condition on the man’s’ parole from the State Division that prohibits him from living with his wife and limiting the amount…
Sex Offender Bring Case to Court Over Being Denied Housing Assistance
A man was convicted of sex crimes, including rape, sodomy and sex abuse. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of six to eighteen years for the rape and sodomy convictions and two to six years for the sex abuse convictions. According to the State Division of Criminal Justice Services…
Court Rules on Sex Crimes Case
Sex crime related cases come in unique stories of its own according to a well versed New York sex crime lawyer who has been practicing his profession for many years now. Here we talk about the case of Mustafa Rashid who was once charged for robbery, burglary, rape and sodomy.…
Defendant Charged with Sex Crimes Against a Minor
These days, it is very hard to trust others especially when it comes to leaving our kids with people who you can truly rely on. There are many cases these days where nannies and even babysitters are accused of committing sex crimes that involve the children of their own employers…