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Many New Yorkers and others have been arrested and received what is known as a desk appearance ticket. An example of such a ticket is below. Desk appearance tickets may be issued in cases involving minor violation or misdemeanor matters, and are often given to people who are arrested for possessing small amounts of marijuana…

There are many artists and musicians in New York City that support themselves by performing in the subway system. However, those artists run the risk of being arrested – oftentimes wrongfully – for violations of New York City Transit Rule of Conduct 1050.6. That statute makes it an infraction punishable by up to 10 days…

Matthew Galluzzo talks criminal defense in an interview with Laws.com. Check out the the online interview..

Generally speaking, an offer of an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal (“ACD”) to resolve criminal charges is usually an attractive plea bargain offer to a criminal defendant. After all, pursuant to New York CPL 160.50, individuals receiving ACD’s usually have their cases dismissed and sealed and deemed nullities after six months (or one year in…

Criminal defendants in New York fortunate enough to win acquittals or have the charges against them dismissed often face an additional unanticipated but thorny problem: their internet reputations have been destroyed. A number of websites such as the New York Post, the Villager, Downtown Express, and others maintain “police blotters” columns, in which they post…

Federal law makes it a serious crime for certain prohibited persons to possess or sell firearms. Under federal law, one can also expect to receive a very serious sentence for possessing certain types of illegal firearms or using a firearm in furtherance of some other crime, such as robbery or drug trafficking. Below is a…

The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo recently won an appeal of a felony rape conviction for their client in the Appellate Division, Third Department. Our client, while represented by a different law firm, pleaded guilty to a rape charge. However, before he was sentenced, the client retained The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo to take…

Yesterday, a client of the firm charged with Assault in the Second Degree, a class D violent felony, had all charges against him dismissed. The client – who had been indicted by a grand jury and was potentially facing up to seven years in state prison – will have no criminal record as a result…

The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo recently secured a total dismissal of all charges against our client in Manhattan. The client, a foreign investor with a U.S. visa, was charged with multiple felonies for allegedly raping and sexually assaulting a woman in his hotel room. Obviously, he was facing significant state prison time if convicted.…

South African paralympic and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, famous for having been the first competitor in the history of the Olympics to compete in the sprint events with the use of prosthetic legs, has been arrested by South African authorities in connection with the shooting of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. The case has already…