Town Violation/Municipal Violation Overturned, Insufficient Evidence
Long Island Town and Village Code: Have you ever been charged with violating the “code”? Has code enforcement tried to enter your home?...
Initial Aggressor Exception Clarified: Manslaughter Conviction Reversed
The Defendant here was charged with murder in the second degree. After he came upon a man hitting his brother in the head with a hammer,...
DUI/DWI causes Fetus Death - Indictment Dismissed
On October 23, 2015, the New York Law Journal (Joel Stashenko) published the article “Woman’s Conviction for Conduct Affecting Fetus Is...
Criminal Defense: Dismissal on Speedy Trial grounds bars Reprosecution
In this case “[i]t is…undisputed that the remaining eleven months that the motion was pending were not excluded. Accordingly, the Act’s...
Criminal Defense: Temporary inspection sticker on car - insufficient for search
The New York Law Journal reported that “A temporary inspection sticker on a motor vehicle is insufficient justification for a police...
