On the afternoon of May 22, 2008, John Grant walked in Staten Island Bank. He went to the teller in one of the stations and gave a note that said, “I have a gun, Fill the bag. Don’t say anything or I’ll shoot.” A New York Criminal Lawyer said the…
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Defendant Contends Insufficient Evidence for Robbery Charge
Stanley Hedgeman was accused of robbery in the second degree, and the Trial court had ruled he was guilty. Mr. Hedgeman appealed against this ruling, saying it should have been dismissed because there was insufficient proof presented to show he committed the robbery while “aided by another person actually present.”…
Court Rules on Robbery That Resulted in Death of Victim
The defendant was charged and convicted of two counts of murder in the second degree and two counts of robbery in the first degree. This was because he was part of a frustrated robbery where the victim died from a gunshot wound to the neck. One of the testimonies in…
Court Rules on Two Robbery Cases
In two unrelated cases of robbery, the same question was asked of the Court of Appeals. The question is whether the evidence plus their display of what appeared to be guns while committing a robbery enough to charge them robbery in the first degree. The first case is the people…
Defendant Contests Calibration of Breathlyzer in DWI Case
The accused man is charged of driving while ability is impaired by alcohol. During the course of his DWI consolidated pre-trial hearings and non-jury trial, the accused team objected to the complainant’s admission of the certified calibration records and simulator solution certificates. An NY Criminal Lawyer said that the challenged…
DWI Defendant Contends Mistaken Identity
A man was stopped at the street for failing to wear a seat belt and operating a vehicle with a cracked front windshield. Upon approaching the vehicle, the police officer noticed that the driver have a glassy eyes. The driver responded to the questions of the police officer with a…
Court Rules Where DWI Offender Refuses Chemical Test
A traffic officer responded to a radio run of an automobile accident at Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Boulevard. When he arrived at the scene, the accused was standing beside an automobile which had been involved in the car accident. The traffic officer testified that the accused had bloodshot eyes, was…
Defendant Contests Accuracy of Breathalyzer in DWI Case
A man filed an appeal from the decision of the first district court of Nassau County concerning its judgment of DWI and over speeding law suit. The incident happened when a Nassau County police officer observed that the man’s traveling is at about 90 miles per hour on the Long…
DWI Defendant Contests Driver’s License Suspension
The first accused is charged with misdemeanor information with Vehicle and Traffic Law and the second accused is charged in separate misdemeanor information with Vehicle and Traffic Law. The issues raised by the defense counsel are identical in each case. A New York Criminal Lawyer said that in each case,…
Defendant Refuses to Take Chemical Test
A man was arrested and was charged of Patronizing a Prostitute and Operating a Motor Vehicle While under the Influence of Alcohol or DUI which is also a misdemeanor. The accused man refused to submit to a chemical test and upon arraignment and his license was duly suspended. The accused…