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The authors of this blog represent an individual that recently had a significant charge dismissed against her by the Court of Appeals, New York’s highest state appeals court. The case involved a very interesting and complicated question concerning the proper scope of prosecutions pursuant to the Organized Crime Control Act, pursuant to NY Penal Law…

Criminal Contempt charges are very serious and can be quite difficult to defend against in some circumstances. The overwhelming majority of the Criminal Contempt cases pursued by prosecutors involve violations of orders of protection, and usually are classified as “domestic violence,” meaning that the complainant and defendant are or were in some sort of romantic…

If your friend or loved one has just been arrested for a state-level crime in Manhattan, you are unlikely to be able to see him again before his arraignment at 100 Centre Street. Typically, a person arrested for a crime spends a few hours (though this number can vary wildly) at a police precinct while…

MG successfully represented a woman on appeal to the Court of Appeals, the highest state court in New York. As a result of their efforts, the most serious charges against her were dismissed in a case that may have serious precedential significance with respect to organized crime prosecutions in New York. Reuters did a story…

Today, the Court of Appeals (New York’s highest state court) announced that it was reversing a decision of the Appellate Division, First Department, in the case of the People v. Western Express, et al. As a result, the most serious charge against our client – Enterprise Corruption – was dismissed by a 6-1 vote. The…

The New York Post is reporting that actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested early this morning at the Dream Downtown Hotel in the confines of the 10th Precinct. According to the story, Ms. Lohan was issued a desk appearance ticket for Leaving the Scene of an Accident Without Reporting, a violation of New York’s Vehicle and…

In response to the growing number of criminal incidents involving individuals under the influence of bath salts, both Houses of Congress passed S.3187, which President Obama signed off on shortly thereafter in July 2012. Subtitle D specifically places a federal ban on the use, possession, or manufacturing of synthetic drugs, that up until recently were…

Police officers are authorized to use lethal force under various life-threatening scenarios. But sometimes, they make mistakes and shoot the wrong person, or shoot someone under the wrong circumstances. Police officers that make these sorts of tragic mistakes can face a wide variety of criminal charges, the most serious of which are contained in Chapter…

Imagine the following scenario: You get into the back seat of a car with three of your friends – Alex is driving, Brian is in the front passenger seat, Chris is in the back seat behind the driver, and you’re sitting next to Chris behind Brian. The four of you drive off and Alex takes…

We have discussed the forgery laws in New York in general. This post will cover the a common type of arrest in New York City: underage people being caught with a fake ID or New York State Driver’s license. Many young people in the greater New York City area carry a fake ID in order…