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Intimate relationships are courses in the University of Life, and while not all of us go on to pursue higher education, we all invariably find ourselves in close relationships with others. How well we navigate the waters of love defines how far we have progressed in our development. In the case of the 40 year old woman who set her boyfriend on fire in front of her children, it seems that she has a long way to go and now, a long time to think about what she has done, informs a New York Criminal Lawyer. 

According to the New York Criminal Lawyer, neighbors of the couple heard the two fighting and arguing all day long, but it was only when the screams of pain erupted that they called police to come investigate. When they arrived, they found a man who was burned over 15% of his body. The woman says that the man lit himself on fire and tried to blame her for the crime, but the man told a very different story, said the New York Criminal Lawyer. 

The man says that his girlfriend had been upset with him all day over his drinking and she had ordered him to leave, apparently for the safety of her children. When he refused to leave his family and his home, he says, she doused him with the nail polish remover that she had been using to take off her nail polish and then set him ablaze with her cigarette lighter, all the while yelling for him to leave. 

Reports by the New York Criminal Lawyer further state that when he refused to leave due to pain and shock, she began chasing him around the house with a butcher knife. Police arrested the woman and their children have been taken into custody. The man is recovering from his severe burns. The woman could be sentenced to up to ten years in prison and $200,000 in fines. 

People can be very unpredictable in a stressful situation. Sometimes they become violent in their behavior and act irrationally. If you have been the victim of a violent, irrational crime, contact a New York Criminal Attorney today to find out what your options are. A New York Criminal Attorney will help you bring the accused to justice.

The Office of Stephen Bilkis and Associates can offer you support and guidance as well as a free consultation when you contact us at 1-800-NY-NY-LAW. We have offices in New York City, including Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island and The Bronx and in Nassau County, Suffolk County and Westchester County.

The economy sluggishly raised its head after a long and arduous climb, and so did a growing interest in spending and celebration on the part of consumers, which increased the likelihood of accidents and injuries at the end of 2010, reports one New York Criminal Lawyer.

People began getting into the holiday spirit almost reluctantly, it seemed, but by mid-December the holly, jolly, infectious consumerist tradition that we know and love as Christmas had begun its feverish ascent to peak experience. Do you know that feeling? That moment when all of the gifts are bought and wrapped, the stockings are filled, the cookies are made, the cards are sent and there is nothing left to DO for Christmas anymore except to just allow it to come and go?

According to one New York Criminal Lawyer, many people would benefit by introducing themselves to that feeling a little sooner and slowing down, as the hustle and bustle of roadway congestion at the end of the year is primarily a result of consumers rushing around for last minute deals and details.

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Driving a motor vehicle while under the effects of alcohol and other drugs is a dangerous game of chance that can leave you and others scared, injured and if you are not lucky, even dead, according to one New York Criminal Lawyer, relaying the story of two Maryland women who got off scared but lucky one night last November.

A 31 year old woman was charged with first degree Vehicular Assault and two other charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to provide valid insurance after her role in the accident that occurred on November 28, 2010. The New York Criminal Lawyer reports that the suspects intoxicated state caused her to cross lanes without knowing it, hitting the drivers side door of a small Kia heading in the opposite direction.

Now we all like games of chance, but here is where it gets a little bit tricky. Taking chances with other peoples lives and safety by drinking and driving is never playing fair, said the New York Criminal lawyer, who has admittedly seen many such cases in which lives have been forever altered and loved ones have been lost because of negligence behind the wheel.

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She could not speak, could not walk, could not even feed herself but they loved her anyways. At fourteen months, they took her into their home and made her a member of the family. And, in the process, they made the tiny little girl from Mexico an American, says a New York Criminal Lawyer. And thus she went on, living her life like anyone else who had been born a citizen. She spoke English, wore American flag garb, went to school, lived life as an American – because she was one.

Until the day came when she wasn’t.

It turns out that even though her parents adopted her at the young age of fourteen, they never secured her citizenship. Now, this mother and wife is being locked away in a holding cell while authorities try to figure out what to do with her, reports a New York Criminal Lawyer. Initially, the woman was arrested for trafficking in prescription drugs, a serious crime but hardly one that would lead most people to expulsion from their home land. After she served her sentence she got the news: she was being kicked out, says a New York Criminal Lawyer. But, now she and her family and friends and legal counsel are doing whatever they can to fight the system, to make her a US citizen for good and for real, notes a New York Criminal Lawyer. She doesn’t want to leave her family and friends and husband and children. After all, this is her home.

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He would grab her fingers, hold them tightly the way a bear holds a fish, force them into the frame of the door, reach back his other hand, and slam the mighty wooden door into her fingers. Wood and metal came crashing into her tiny hands, said a New York Criminal Lawyer. Then, he would grab a pot of tea, fresh of the scalding hot burner, and whip it at her. Pouring and dousing her in flesh burning water. And after that was all done, he would go to work as a rising political star and Mayor of a small town, said a New York Criminal Lawyer.

Today, he has been convicted of five of nine charges, reports a New York Criminal Lawyer. Perhaps most astonishing is that he refuses to quit. He has said he will not leave his post, that the townspeople will quite literally have to throw him out of office, stated a New York Criminal Lawyer. He puffs his chest out and declares that he has done nothing wrong, that the justice system which he was happy to be Mayor of, has failed and is wrong.

More sickening it that the Mayor tried to use his political power to ruin her reputation. He put out reports that she was money hungry and was trying to blackmail him, indicated a New York Criminal Lawyer. A judge saw through the lies and convicted him anyways. This time, the powerful were brought to their knees to face the swift feeling of justice.

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A man of the clothe uses his position of power to sexually abuse a helpless victim. His church looks the other way, perhaps out of shame or something more nefarious, and the abuse continues on for years. Victims claim they have been hurt but no one listens because, after all, what holy man would ever do that to an innocent? But the twist in this story is that this time it is not the Catholic Church at the center of everything, but rather the Orthodox Jewish Community, reports a New York Criminal Lawyer.

A manhunt has begun for a rabbit and his twenty something year old son. Both are wanted in connection with the sexual abuse of at least four women – all of them, disgustingly enough, family members. The horrible tale is just the tip of the iceberg, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. In Brooklyn alone there have been at least twenty nine reported investigations into sexual abuse at the hands of Orthodox Jewish Rabbis. Spokespeople believe this is an unchecked epidemic that may be silently sweeping the nation, says a New York Criminal Lawyer. Much like the sex abuse scandal that has plagued the Catholic Church, the repercussions of this story may only just be beginning.

As for why the abuse is never reported, speculations are rampant but the most common is simple: the belief that even if the behavior is wrong the punishment should be handled within the community, notes a New York Criminal Lawyer. Police one’s own people, as the saying might go.

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A star football player on a major college football team gets in trouble with alcohol. A sad story that once again repeats itself. He was handed the best opportunity in America: free education and a chance to be a star player – all he had to do was follow the rules, said a New York Criminal Lawyer. But, he couldn’t. The player was arrested for a DUI late at night and the shame didn’t stop there. Not only was he arrested but the player was not allowed to fly with the team to their next game. Now, his entire college career (and possibly his entire future) is on the line, said a New York Criminal Lawyer. All because he couldn’t follow the rules.

Not only was he a star on his own team, the kicker was also one of the best in the nation. A chance at NFL greatness was a real possibility. While a DUI has happened to other athletes and many have rebounded, in an age of internet awareness and more importantly in an age where players are given millions and millions of dollars, you can be sure that NFL teams will now think twice before getting into bed with someone they may not trust to stay sober, noted a New York Criminal Lawyer.

All he had to do was wake up, go to class, practice, and not screw up. Things that normal people and normal college kids do every day. But, he couldn’t, and now his entire life may be wasted away.

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A sad story just got sadder, as the son of billionaire Bernie Madoff has been found hanged to death in his New York City apartment, reports a New York Criminal Lawyer. Police suspect that the death is a suicide related to the infamous father’s theft of billions of dollars from some of the most powerful people in the United States of America. A lawyer for the deceased man said that the entire ordeal was the result of continuously mounting pressures associated with the entire scandal. It was said that the son felt immense guilt and pressure to fix things, even though there was no apparent direct connection between him and the entire scandal, notes a New York Criminal Lawyer.

The man used the leash he’d used so often to walk his dog to hang himself in his New York apartment. Saddest of all was the fact that the man’s two year old son was sleeping in the next room over. Sleeping soundly as his father decided to plan his own exit from this mortal coil, reports a New York Criminal Lawyer.

The man also sent several E-Mails to his wife, basically telling her he is sorry for everything that happened and that he never meant to harm her of the child. He begged her to check on their child and to take care of him. Sources close to the deceased say that his behavior in the past few weeks had grown more and more erratic and that they were worried he might do something harmful, said a New York Criminal Lawyer.

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He beat a murder rap once but earlier this year famed football player and former movie star OJ Simpson was finally convicted of something. After a break in at a Las Vegas hotel, Simpson was found to be involved in a criminal enterprise, one that robbed men of their possessions, said a New York Criminal Lawyer. Simpson claimed that the objects belonged to him – that he was simply reclaiming lost property. The incident happened back in two thousand and seven. Now, Simpson and his attorneys are seeking a new trial. But, in order to get a new trial they must first file for a rehearing and such a filing typically must happen within a certain number of days, noted a New York Criminal Lawyer. However, Simpson’s lawyers have asked for and been granted an extension by their judge. This extension will give them additional time to formulate a reason and a plan of attack whereas it concerns getting a new trial, said a New York Criminal Lawyer. That said, such grants are generally not given: once a trial is done, unless there was a gross miscarriage of justice or the judge feels due process was not adequately adhered to, the trial is over and the guilty go to jail.

Simpson was a star football player for years. He was a star in college and in the NFL for decades. After that, he made the transition to the silver screen where he was a star in the popular Naked Gun film franchise. In the early 90s he beat a murder rap after being tried for the death of his ex-wife and her lover.

Just because a trial is over does not mean that all hope is lost for the guilty. A skilled New York Criminal Attorney can help protect your rights even after conviction.

They are all the rage in Italy and many European nations: scooters. Cute, reliable, fashionable, and cheap, scooters and becoming a go to source of transportation for many who live in big cities. Though they lack the practicality of a car, their cheap gas and easy use makes them ideal for many young professionals, says a New York Criminal Lawyer. Riders can choose from gas, electric, and hybrid combinations of scooters. However, with the growing use of scooters comes growing confusion. Riders do not always know what they can and can not do. They are often unaware that scooters can lead to DUI charges, nor are they aware that scooters can not simply be parked wherever and whenever, noted a New York Criminal Lawyer. There are rules and regulations that differ all over the United States of America. Some require different licenses depending on whether or not you are riding on certain streets, says a New York Criminal Lawyer. For instance, highways are forbidden roads in some parts of the country unless a rider has displayed extra skills. In that sense, scooters can be treated like motorcycles.

More than just the law is the possibility of theft, says a New York Criminal Lawyer. Scooters are easy to steal. All a crook needs to do is cut the chain and walk away with the bike, says a New York Criminal Lawyer. In big cities, where everyone is watching everything but no one ever sees anything, stealing a scooter can take seconds. Sure, scooters may not cost as much as a car but they can still be worth several thousand dollars.

If your scooter has been stolen or you’ve been charged with a driving related problem, contact a New York Criminal Attorney today.