In this extraordinary case, the Court found that the defendant was deprived of a fair trial by the combination of the trial court’s mishandling of hearsay objections and its refusal to give a missing witness charge as to a registered jailhouse informant. A Queens County Criminal attorney said that while…
People v. Rahman Court Discusses the Prejudicial Effects of a Sandoval Hearing The defendant was arrested and charged for two counts each of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance…
People v. Valentin Court Discusses the Offense of Criminal Facilitation as a Lesser Offense to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance The defendant was arrested after a sting operation in which it was alleged that he sold heroin to that drug enforcement agent. The defendant was charged with one count…
This is an action to recover damages or the alleged libel, slander, negligent hiring and training and negligent supervision of the defendant police officer by the defendant county. It has been alleged by the complainant man that on November 6, 2005, he was present at the Athletic League Sports Complex…
A man was convicted of the crime of issuing a fraudulent check and of the crime of grand larceny in the second degree, and from the decision of the Supreme Court that unanimously affirming the decision of conviction, the man appeals by permission. In connection with the man’s purchase of…
A New York DWI Lawyer said that, this matter is before the Court for sentencing under The Defendant pled guilty to driving while intoxicated pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192(3). A New York Criminal Lawyer said that, the State enacted Leandra’s Law November 18, 2009, roughly one month…
In two related juvenile delinquency proceedings pursuant to Family Court Act article 3, the appeals are from (1) a fact-finding order of the Family Court, Queens County, which, after a fact-finding hearing, found that the appellant committed acts which, if committed by an adult, would have constituted the crimes of…
People v. Reyes Court Discusses the Credibility of Detective testimony versus the Defendant The defendant was charged with sale, possession with intent to sell and possession of heroin on two separate occasions. The charges stemmed from the allegation that the defendant sold heroin in a glassine envelope on two separate…
The defendant moves to suppress physical evidence and his statements. He was charged of crimes of burglary in the second degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree, petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree. A Queens County Criminal lawyer said that in October 2011 a…
A New York Drug Possession Lawyer said that, defendant, a graduate student and teacher at Penn State University, was convicted by the court, without a jury, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree, a class A felony, and was sentenced to a minimum period of imprisonment…