An appeal was made by the defendant from a judgment of the Queens County Supreme Court convicting her of forgery in the second degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, upon…
This is a custody and visitation proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 6 wherein the father appeals from an order of the Family Court of Kings County dated 9 November 2009, which awarded sole custody of the subject children to the mother and only awarded him visitation from Monday…
People v. Carroll Court Discusses Whether the Defendant was Permitted to Inspect Grand Jury Minutes The defendant was indicted for driving an automobile in a reckless, culpable and negligent manner, thereby causing another’s death, and misdemeanor of driving automobile while intoxicated. The defendant requested an order granting him inspection of…
A burglary and stealing of a revolver allegedly took place while the owner of the house was away from home while attending her husband’s funeral. The revolver was the only item stolen in the house. A man was arrested subsequently at which time he allegedly stated that he had bought…
A Queens Drug Crime Lawyer said that, the appellant was arrested on July 13, 1989, in Jamaica, Queens. A petition filed the following day in Family Court, Queens County, alleged that he had committed acts that if engaged in by an adult would constitute criminal possession of a controlled substance…
By petition filed pursuant to Family Court Act §310.1, respondent is alleged to have committed acts which, were she an adult, would constitute the crimes of Robbery in the Second Degree, Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, Petit larceny and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree. A…
In this Criminal action, Defendant challenges his arrest and the seizure of physical evidence. At issue is the right of the police to stop a taxi for the purpose of handing out safety pamphlets. In July 1994, Police Officer and Detective, both of the same Robbery Squad Precinct, were on…
Effective 21 January 1996, the New York Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), section 3 of Chapter 192 of the Laws of 1995, Correction Law Art. 6-C, sections 168-et seq., modeled after New Jersey’s Megan’s Law, requires that convicted criminal sex offenders register with the appropriate law enforcement agencies. On the…
A New York Sex Crimes Lawyer said that, the Respondent is the subject of a sex offender civil management proceeding pursuant to Article 10 of the Mental Hygiene Law (“Article 10”). As noted in more detail infra, the Respondent admitted that he suffered from a Mental Abnormality under the statute…
In January 1992, respondent pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree robbery, and single counts of first-degree burglary, first-degree rape, and first-degree sodomy. This plea satisfied charges arising from two separate criminal incidents—the robbery of a gas station attendant and a home invasion—for which respondent was arrested and indicted separately…