New York Criminal Lawyer Blog

Published on: July 4, 2012

Defendant Requests DNA Test

by Stephen Bilkis

The People of the State of New York are the plaintiffs of the case. The defendant in the case is Roderick Keene. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in Queens County. Michael Gaffey is representing the defendant. The plaintiff is represented by Richard A. Brown, District Attorney’s office with Nicolleta J. Caferri for counsel.

Case Background

A New York Criminal Lawyer said on the fourteenth of February, 1989, a fifteen year old girl was accosted in the basement of her apartment building where she was attempting to do her laundry. The assailant threatened her with a gun and a knife and then dragged her into the incinerator room. He hit her in the head and then pulled down her pants, pushed her to the ground and placed his penis in her anus. He told her not to look at him. Someone approached the incident and the assailant heard them and fled from the scene.

Published on: July 4, 2012

Court Discusses Concept of Double Jeopardy

by Stephen Bilkis

The respondent in this case is the People of the State of New York. The appellant in the case is Carl Smith. The People of the State of New York are represented Richard A. Brown, District Attorney of Kew Gardens office with Gary Fidel for counsel. The appellant is represented by the offices of Hyman J. Greenberg, Forest Hills, with Joseph DiBlasi for counsel. This case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department, Appellate Division. The judges hearing the case are Bracken, J.P., Ritter, O’Brien, and Copertino, JJ.

This is a case for appeal by the defendant. The original order was made in the Supreme Court of Queens County on the second of January, 1990. Judge Beerman made the original order. The defendant was convicted of sodomy in the first degree, rape in the first degree, and endangering the welfare of a child upon a verdict by a jury and the imposing sentence.

Case Background

Published on: July 4, 2012

Court Finds Harmful Evidence Was Submitted by Defense

by Stephen Bilkis

This is an appeal case being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Judicial Department, Appellate Division. The respondent in the case is the People of the State of New York. The appellant of the case is Rupnarine Jaikaran. The judges hearing the case are Mark C. Dillon, J.P., Ariel E. Belen, John M. Leventhal, and Plummer E. Lott, JJ.

A New York Criminal Lawyer said the defendant is appealing a verdict that was made in the Queens County Supreme Court. The original verdict was made by Judge Gavrin and dated the 27th of October, 2008. The order convicted the defendant of endangering the welfare of a child.

Case Background

Published on: July 3, 2012

Court Looks at Whether Agreement Between the Parties is Enforceable

by Stephen Bilkis

This case involves the plaintiff Laura J. Donnell and the defendant Conrad Y. Stogel. The case is being heard during the IA term in the Queens County Supreme Court. The plaintiff is represented by David Grais from the law offices of Grais & Richards. The defendant is represented by William J. Davis from the law offices of Schulman, Berlin & Davis. Justice Edwin Kassoff is overseeing the case.

The action before the court is dealing with a contract that both the parties entered on 1982 when they stopped living together. The defendant has made a motion for the complaint from the plaintiff to be dismissed.

Case Background

Published on: July 3, 2012

Court Discusses Concept of Collateral Estoppel

by Stephen Bilkis

The petitioner in this case is Darryl Nelson. The respondent is Ann B. Dufficy, Justice of the Supreme Court of the state of New York in Queens County. The case is being heard in the Second Department of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division. The Justice presiding over the case is Mangano.

Case Background

Darryl Nelson, the petitioner in this case was charged by the Queensboro Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children for child abuse. A New York DWI Lawyer said the petition issued by the Queensboro Society states that Nelson had committed a sex offense against his step daughter, who was 8 years old. He is accused of kissing her on the mouth and lying on top of her and rubbing up and down on her.

Published on: July 3, 2012

Court Finds Burden of Proof Not Met

by Stephen Bilkis

The respondent for this particular case is the People of the State of New York. The appellant of the case is Robert J. Wofford. The case is being heard in the Second Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

The defendant is appealing a judgment that was made by the Kings County Supreme Court. The judgment was made during a nonjury trial and the defendant was convicted of murder and possession of weapons. He was charged with a misdemeanor and is now serving a 20 years to life sentence for the murder charge.

Case Facts

Published on: July 3, 2012

Defendant Contends that he did Not Receive a Fair Trial

by Stephen Bilkis

The People of the State of New York are the respondents of this case. Eric Maier is the appellant of the case. The case is being heard in the Second Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

A New York Criminal Lawyer said the defendant is appealing a judgment that was issued from the County Court of Suffolk County. The judgment convicts the defendant of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree. He is also convicted of failing to stop at a stop sign. The conviction was made by a jury.

Case Background

Published on: July 3, 2012

Court Discusses Curfew Law

by Stephen Bilkis

The appellants in the case are Jiovon Anonymous, who is an infant being represented by his legal guardian and father, Thomas Anonymous. A New York Drug Crime Lawyer said the respondents of the case are the City of Rochester et al. the case is being heard in the Fourth Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

Case Background

The plaintiff, anonymous infant, was born in January of 1992. This action is to declare part of an ordinance as unconstitutional and to have a judgment to grant relief from the ordinance. The plaintiffs argue that the ordinance is inconsistent with several statutes from the state and violates a number of their rights. The Supreme Court has denied this motion and granted a summary motion in favor of the defendants to dismiss the complaints.

Published on: July 3, 2012

Defense Contends Criminal Possession of a Weapon Charge is Not Warranted

by Stephen Bilkis

This is a case for appeal being heard in the Second Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The appellant in the case is Richard Coluccio. He is being represented by Gino Josh Singer, from New York City. The respondent in the matter is the People of the State of New York. Kerriann Kelly is the counsel for the respondent. She is from the office of James M. Catterson Jr., District Attorney.

Appeal

The defendant is appealing a judgment that was made in the Supreme Court of Suffolk County. Judge Rohl, made the original judgment in the case on the first of November, 1988. The appellant has been convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a weapon, both in the second degree. The defendant pled guilty in the matter.

Published on: July 2, 2012

Defendant Contends Cruel and Unusual Punishment in Sentencing

by Stephen Bilkis

The defendant of this case is Irone Bradford. The plaintiff in the case is the People of the State of New York. The case is being heard in the Trial term of the Supreme Court located in New York County. Judge Jack Rosenburg is overseeing the case.

The defendant has pled guilty to the crime of second degree robbery and is now awaiting his sentence. The defendant is making an attack on the constitutionality of section 60.05 of the Penal Law.

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