Drug offenses are governed by numerous laws of varying degrees. Each one is reliant on the laws of search and seizure at the federal and state level to ensure that the officers and prosecutors do not overstep their boundaries in a zealous attempt to make more cases. A New York…
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Defendant Set Up in Sting Operation
When police officers make an arrest, it is important that they do so in the proper jurisdiction. The case must then be presented to the Grand Jury if it is a felony. A New York Criminal Lawyer said hat Grand Jury must be in the correct venue to draw an…
Defendant Contends Search of Vehicle and Arrest Unlawful
The Facts: The seizure of evidence from the defendant was an offshoot of a joint investigation undertaken by the DEA and New York State law enforcement authorities. A New York DWI Lawyer said the purpose of the investigation was to identify the members of a drug dealing organization, its suppliers…
Court Determines if New Sentencing Statute Applies
The Facts: On 15 December 1981, defendant was convicted of several drug crimes (which includes marijuana possession, heroin possession, etc.), viz: Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, Conspiracy in the Second Degree and Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree. Defendant was sentenced to…
Court Questions if Search Warrants are Needed for Infractions
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…
Defense Argues Probable Cause Not Present
A woman is charged with three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon. She has moved to suppress the firearms that were seized from her and her boyfriend’s house following the issuance of a search warrant that was targeted not at her, but at her boyfriend. She contends that the…
Court Finds Warrant Inappropriate
In 2003, the Village of Westbury in New York created a question of law that is bound to have effects across the state. A New York DWI Lawyer said the situation was born of a problem with an illegal boarding house. The laws of the villages in the state of…
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…
Court Discusses Presence of Probable Cause
The Facts: A New York DWI Lawyer said a customer service agent for an airline at Los Angeles International Airport became suspicious of two cartons delivered to the terminal. The cartons had been left for shipment to New York’s Kennedy Airport, consigned to a certain individual, care of defendant. Acting…