A New York Criminal Lawyer said that, the defendant was observed by Officers walking in front of a building on Lexington Avenue. The officers also observed through the glass doors of that building that two people were standing in the vestibule area and appeared to be having an argument. The…
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New York Court Reviews Evidence in Lawsuit Against Theatre for Showing Alleged Pornographic Materials
On January 22, 1971, while the Petitioner Amusement Corporation was the operator of a Theatre, it and its theatre manager were charged with criminal information violating the obscenity statute Penal Law. The basis of the charges was the showing of two allegedly obscene sex motion pictures and two allegedly obscene…
Defendant Appeals Grand Larceny Conviction
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction after trial rendered by the County Court, Bronx County, sentencing defendant-appellant to 3 1/2 to 7 years in State Prison after he had been found guilty of criminally receiving and criminally concealing stolen property, as felonies. A Bronx Criminal Lawyer said…
New York Court Discusses Privacy Considerations Regarding Medical Evidence
In this criminal action, a motor vehicle accident occurred in June 2007at the intersection of Hungry Harbor Road and Rosedale Road in North Woodmere, New York. An officer was responded to an emergency call that a female was grabbed on the street and dragged into a car. Upon receiving the…
New York Court Discussed Conspiracy Charges
In this criminal case, a Bronx Grand Larceny Lawyer said that defendants-appellants, members of the New York City Police Force, were indicted, together with another, for the crime of conspiracy in the second degree, (Penal Law 105.10) grand larceny in the first degree (extortion), bribe receiving, receiving reward for official…
New York Court Discusses if First Degree Robbery Charge is Appropriate
In the late evening on the 24th of October, the defendant along with another individual accosted and robbed a victim as she was walking along a street in Manhattan. The defendant displayed what looked like a handgun, but was just a toy pistol. The other individual had a knife. The…
New York Court Discusses Admissibility of Lab Report as Evidence
A case was filed against a 15 year old boy for allegedly handing another minor a glassine envelope which apparently contained heroin. Penal Law 220.03 and 220.39 under this court’s jurisdiction provides that such act would constitute a drug crime if committed by an adult. The defendant’s counsel moved that…
NY Court Decides Motion to Amend Pursuant to CPL 100.45(3)
Respondent has been charged with Grand larceny; Criminal Possession of Stolen Property; and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. Petitioner moved to amend the petition to include three additional charges against respondent: Petit Larceny; Possession of Burglar’s Tools; Possession of Stolen Property in the Third Degree. Respondent submitted an Answering Affirmation…
Defendant Raises Constitutional Issues in His Defense
An appeal was made by the defendant man from a judgment of the Suffolk County Court convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. It is ordered that the judgment is affirmed. The defendant was indicted for…
Defendant Files Appeal After Being Convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance
A man filed an appeal from a decision convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled drug in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The defendant man claims that the Supreme Court made a mistake in not dismissing the charges based upon the fact that the…