Court says no to injunction stopping Nassau County Police Department Gun Confiscation Policy
"This case involves a constitutional challenge to the Nassau County Police Department's policy of confiscating firearms in the course of...
Methlab Fire results in Manslaughter Conviction - Upheld
Methlab Fire results in Manslaughter Conviction - Upheld This case is on appeal from "a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of...
Court denies dismissal of DWI Charges - Not in the Interests of Justice
John Acevedo attempted to dismiss his DWI charges in the interests of justice. He stated that he had a clean criminal record and that he...
Defendant waived rights -Guilty Plea cannot be withdrawn
The Defendant here claimed that he should be allowed to withdraw (CPL § 220.60(3)) his guilty plea on teh grounds that he felt pressured...
Violation of Wife's Due Process Rights did not Confer Standing to Husband - Drugs receovered from wi
T1: The US District Court (District of Vermont) suppressed physical evidence seized from the Defendant's wife, Crystal Anderson. The...
Photos taken from Defendants’ Phone suppressed; new trial granted...
As strange as it may seem to some, people like to take photographs on their phone of illegal activity. Here, the Defendant had allegedly...
Habeas Corpus Upheld - NYS Court Violated Defendants' Right to Examine Detective
This is the appeal of a decision of the SDNY to grant Petitioner-Appellee Julio Alvarez a writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254...
