A Department of Human and Health Services in a New York county filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of a mother whom the Department accused of having permanently neglected her minor children. According to sources, at the time of the filing of the Department’s petition, the father was…
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A family court terminated the parental rights of a mother because she permanently neglected her four children.
A family court terminated the parental rights of a mother because she permanently neglected her four children. The children, the youngest of which are twins, have been in foster care since 1997 after they were neglected based on the court’s findings of domestic violence by both the mother and the…
New York Appellate Court Downgrades Defendant’s Sex Offender Risk Assessment Level
In 1985, a man was convicted of one count of first degree rape, one count of second degree rape, four counts of first degree sodomy and four counts of second degree sodomy. The charges stemmed from claims brought by his two stepdaughters, who claimed that he forcibly raped and sodomized…
New York Supreme Court Hears Defendant’s Argument that Due Process Rights Have Been Violated
A man was charged with robbery in the second degree as an armed and violent Class C felony. He pled guilty to a Class D violent felony offense in exchange for a prison sentence of one to three years. At that time, the court agreed to consider an application for…
Counsel Withdraws From Appellate Case, Arguing No New Issues To Raise on Appeal
A man plead guilty to numerous counts involving possession of child pornography. Specifically, his plea agreement included five counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child and four counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child. The Broome County Court sentenced him to six months in jail and…
New York Supreme Court Decides Sex Offender Risk Assessment Level Under SORA
He was 21 when he broke into a New Rochelle home on May 2, 1975. Assisted by three other men, Taylor entered the home of a suspected drug dealer with the intention of stealing money from the residents. Asleep in the home were the alleged drug dealer’s wife and three…
Defendant Files Case in New York Supreme Court Regarding SORA Classification
In August 2002, a man was accused of sexually molesting a 15-year-old girl in Florida. Five months later, he participated in an armed robbery of another Florida home. He pled guilty to both crimes and was sentenced to five years in prison. After being released, he moved to Green County,…
New York Appellate Court Determines if Prior Confession is Admissible
Two men were indicted on January 28, 1977, for murder in the second degree and attempted robbery in the first degree. A woman was also indicted for the same counts but pled guilty to attempted robbery and testified for the prosecution at trial. According to court documents, the three and…
New York Appellate Court Determines Admissibility of Prior Testimony in Robbery Case
On March 9, 2003, a robbery occurred at Maggie’s Restaurant, located at 2643 Jerome Avenue in Bronx County, New York. On March 11, the detective investigating the case got a telephone call from the New York County Parole Office. The Parole Office stated that David X was present. The detective…
Defendant Files Appeal Based on Error in Denying Motion to Vacate Judgment in Robbery Case
Two separate robberies occurred in parking garages on the East Side of Manhattan in August of 1982. On August 17, A and two other individuals stole two cars after threatening the parking attendant with a gun. A few days later on August 20, 1982, B, who had participated in the…