The changes in the state of the economy have produced changes in living arrangements for many people. Most cities in the United States have legal codes that detail what type of structure a building is. If the structure is not zoned as a multiple family dwelling, it is illegal to…
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Defendant Does his Own Research of Sex Offender Registration Act
Statutory law is not as fluid as case law, but there are frequently changes that occur in the law that require the courts to adjust their actions in different cases. A New York Sex Crimes Lawyer said tne case presented in New York, involved an inmate who wanted to be…
Defendant Charged with Predatory Sexual Assault
In New York, there are many different levels of sex crime offenders. A New York Sex Crime Lawyer said often the difference between the crimes are reduced to one or two words that are found in the different laws. In one case that occurred on May 2, 2011 and on…
Defendant Claims Mental Illness as Defense to Sex Crimes
Issues that involve mentally ill suspects can be difficult to manage in the criminal justice system. Mentally ill suspects are a special population of offenders that do not fit squarely in the legislative intent in most cases. A New York Criminal Lawyer said when a violent crime involves a person…
Court Looks at Sentencing in Violent vs. Nonviolent Offenses
The Facts: Defendant is charged with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, in violation of § 220.39(1) of the Penal Law, committed on 18 October 1973, and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, in violation of…
Court Decides Sexual Assault Case
Incidents of rape and sexual assault cases involve many different laws. A New York Sex Crimes Lawyer said each case is reviewed in relationship to how it addresses each element of each law. The most appropriate law or multiple laws are then charged by the prosecution. In some case, a…
Court Holds Defendant Fails to Establish Gender Discrimination
Plaintiffs alleged that they were sexually assaulted and were subjected to unwanted and repeated sex crimes by their supervisor, one of the defendants in this case. New York Sex Crimes Lawyer said the plaintiffs were employed as data entry technician in a company engaged in children’s clothing apparel, another defendant…
Court Discusses Constitutionality of Police Stop
In a criminal proceeding, a New York Criminal Lawyer said that, a computer store located at West 57th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues was burglarized. Police Officer Maselli, on patrol in an unmarked yellow cab, heard a radio run of two Black males who were involved in the burglary.…
Court Discusses Jury Selection in Possible Death Penalty Case
Crime occurs in every type of neighborhood. Domestic violence is not located in some other neighborhood, it is located in every neighborhood in the United States. When domestic violence advances to homicidal violence, it is especially tragic. A New York Sex Crimes Lawyer said that family violence effects more than…
Court Discusses Rules that Apply to Direct Evidence
Many questions of law dictate the admissibility of evidence in criminal trials. One of the most common motions that are made by defense attorneys is to suppress evidence. Evidence in a criminal case may be either direct or indirect evidence. It may by physical evidence or it may be testimonial…