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…
Continue reading ›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…
Continue reading ›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.…
Continue reading ›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…
Continue reading ›We are pleased to announce the lanuch of our new website and blog!
Continue reading ›Arrested for Possessing a Small Amount of Marijuana While the issuance of criminal court desk appearance tickets may have gone down in light of a re-energized debate as to the wisdom of continued illegality of marijuana, the number of NYC marijuana summonses or pink summonses issued appears to have increased. This occurrence probably has as…
Continue reading ›Attorneys are human beings and make mistakes just like everybody else. Unfortunately for them, those mistakes that result in criminal arrests can have especially dire professional consequences. In New York, New York State Judiciary Law § 90(4) requires attorneys to immediately report to the bar certain criminal convictions, and certain convictions can result in suspension…
Continue reading ›A recent article in CNN declared that 60% of the cigarettes sold in New York had been smuggled in from out of state so as to avoid the onerous New York state cigarette taxes. This is somewhat unsurprising, given that New York state imposes a $4.35 tax per pack, and New York City an additional…
Continue reading ›Today, a federal judge in Manhattan handed down an important ruling by declaring unconstitutional the NYPD’s “Trespass Affidavit Program” for private residential buildings in New York City. This program was also referred to by the Department as “Operation Clean Halls”. The judge declared that the program and the Department’s policy and lax training essentially caused…
Continue reading ›Today, a ferry traveling from New Jersey to Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan and carrying 326 passengers (as well as 5 crew members) crashed into the pier at a high rate of speed causing numerous injuries. As of the time of this post, two passengers were listed as being in critical condition. This particular boat,…
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