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…
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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…
New York Appellate Court Determines Whether Sufficient Evidence Was Presented at Trial
A was charged with eight counts involving different sex crimes. The charges were based on claims that he had sexually abused another child who rode the school bus with him on different occasions in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Mr. A was convicted of three counts of committing a criminal sexual…
New York Supreme Court Decides if Double Jeopardy is Present in Murder Case
M was tried for intentional murder, felony murder, robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. The robbery charge was dismissed due to lack of evidence. The other counts were then presented to the jury along with an attempted robbery charge, which defense…