This case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Kings County. The plaintiff of the case is the People of the State of New York. The plaintiff is represented by Shawn Mallon from the office of the district attorney of Brooklyn, Charles J.…
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Court Hears Petition to Change Name of Same Sex Couple
This case is in regard to an application for Gena M. Daniels to amend her name to become Gena M. Zaks. The case is being heard in the Civil Court of the city of New York in New York County. The petitioner is represented by Yetta G. Kurland. The judge…
Emotionally Disturbed Defendant Convicted of Homicide
This is an appeal case being held in the Court of Appeals in the State of New York. The respondent of the case is the People of the State of New York. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the appellant of the case is Lydell Harris. The appellant is represented…
Sex Crime Causes Court to Weigh Penal Law 125.27
This case is being heard in the Kings County Supreme Court. The Justice overseeing the case is Joel M. Goldberg. The defendant in the case is Otis Carr who is represented by Robert M. Baum from the Legal Aid Soc. The plaintiff in the case is the People of the…
Court Dicusses an Initial Robbery Conviction
This case is being heard in the Second Department, Appellate Division, of the Supreme Court. The appellant of the case is Donald Booker. He is being represented by Patrick R. Garcia from Brooklyn. The respondent of the case is the People of the State of New York, et al. The…
Court Discusses Dealing with Mentally Ill Defendants
Legality as it involves persons who are mentally ill can become convoluted. Many cases have reached crossroads where the offender is mentally ill. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the rights of the victim become confused with the ability of the offender to understand what occurred. In some cases, it…
Magazine Publisher Sues City Police Under Freedom of Information Law
The complainants, a magazine publisher, two men and a woman seek a judgment declaring certain records of the accused, city police department subject to disclosure, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and Public Officers Law (POL) to allow the complainants to inspect and obtain copies of records, declaring…
Defendant Contends No Probable Cause for Search of Glove Box
A man is charged with criminal possession of a weapon; criminal possession of stolen property and one count of bribery. He moves to suppress physical evidence seized at the time of his arrest and any custodial statements attributed to him. On the morning of January 23, 1982, a police officer…
Defendant Contends False Arrest, False Imprisionment
Two officers of the police department were assigned to the prisoner van component and while driving in one of the avenue they saw the man with another individual. As the two walked north, the officers saw the man adjusting the right side of his waistband. The officers thus decided to…
Defendant Claims an Abuse of Discretion
One early morning two men wearing ski masks robbed a store. One of them carried a handgun and wore latex gloves and the other was armed with a black shotgun. The robbery happened at around 4:30 A.M., which was half an hour before the store was scheduled to open. A…