The appellants of the case are Tynesha M. Rivers, Nikina D. Cunningham, and Stacy L. Rivers representing herself and as the parent/custodian of minor Tevon J. Elmore. The appellees in the case are James Donohoe, Linda Love, and a Florida Corporation, Dillards Department Store, Inc. Case Background A New York…
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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 Decides Use of Breathalyzer Under Business Records Exception
Initially, the court held that records reflecting the calibration of breath test machine and analysis of breath test simulator solution used in DWI cases were non-testimonial hearsay and admissible over confrontation clause objection under business records exception. The certifications to be submitted for the calibration or maintenance of the breath…
Defedant Contends Illegal Stop in DWI Case
A police officer and his partner were on routine patrol at one of the intersections in Queens County. The officers noticed the woman driving a grey Cadillac passed through a steady red light. The other officer pulled the vehicle over and as he approached, the woman rolled down her window.…
Court Rules in Husband and Wife DWI Case
This legal action is filed against a restaurant by a husband who seeks to recover damages for injuries he sustained in a vehicular accident. His wife was driving while intoxicated and lost control of the vehicle. He claimed that the restaurant violated a general obligation law because his wife’s intoxication…
Court Rules on Sex Crimes Case
Whether or not the sex crime committed is way too harsh or not, it is important to handle it well especially with the help of an expert legal counsel. It is a fact that our modern society today is filled with a lot of sex crime offenders not just due…
Court Rules on Sex Crimes Case
In September 2000, Darrin Higgens was accused of sexually abusing his 16-year-old daughter and having sex with one of her 15-year-old friends. Police arrested Mr. Higgens and after reading him his Miranda rights, he signed a written statement attesting to the fact that he may have had sex with his…
Court Rules on Statute of Limitations Issue in Rape Case
Rape cases are very sensitive and contain intricate in details. It requires a lot of evidence and consistency in the chain of events involved in the case. This goes the same for this case against Santos Quinto who was accused of raping a 19 year old who eventually got pregnant.…
ICE Agents Arrest Man for Aggravated Sexual Abuse
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (ICE) arrested a man for intending to engage in sexual acts with two young girls. ICE agents posed as a mother willing to sell her two young girls, ages 5 and 8 to the man, states a New York Criminal Lawyer. The man, who was…
Man sues after being jailed without a lawyer or getting a court hearing
A Dallas man is suing the county, the sheriff, and the district attorney after he spent 13 months in jail without access to a lawyer or a court hearing. The 22-year-old man had been pulled over for a traffic stop. He wished to hide the arrest warrant for violating his…