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Studies have shown that a surprising number of women that have been raped or sexually assaulted still choose not to report the attacks to the authorities. Assuredly, even fewer pursue civil actions against their assailants. Victims may be intimidated by the legal system and rightfully fear a loss of their privacy. But the attorneys at…

Now that the warm weather is here, most native New Yorkers and tourists can enjoy the sunny weather by going to any one of our gorgeous parks to take in all of the historic sights and sounds the city has to offer. Well, maybe not the sounds so much these days…You may have noticed green…

Matthew Galluzzo explains the next steps in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case to French journalists (in French).

From The New York Times: NEWS ANALYSIS: Setback for Top Prosecutor as Another Big Test Looms The acquittal of two police officers was a blow to Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., the Manhattan prosecutor, at a time when he is taking on the high-profile case of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Matthew Galluzzo offers some thoughts on the effect…

An interview by Matthew Galluzzo on defending sex crimes cases, which appeared on France 24 television. The links are available here: http://www.france24.com/en/20110525-strauss-kahn-private-detectives-build-defence-case-guidepost-justice-us-france-imf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4szTZTIh4Aw

Paul Arcand of Montréal Radio 98.5 recently asked Mr. Galluzzo (an expert on prosecuting and defending cases involving sex crimes) several questions pertaining to the prosecution and defense of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The interview is available here.

Matthew Galluzzo was interviewed in French by the French online news publication SFR for this story about his time as a prosecutor in the Sex Crimes Unit of the Manhattan DA’s Office, and offered some thoughts on the prosecution of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

The most serious drug-related felonies in New York state law are Operating as a Major Trafficker (Penal Law Section 220.77, the “Kingpin” Statute), Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree (Penal Law Section 220.21) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree (Penal Law Section 220.43). As Class-A1 felonies,…

Last week, New York City banned smoking in all city parks. Legally speaking, they accomplished this by amending the New York City administrative code section 17-503, entitled Prohibition of smoking. This section, by the way, is the same one that bans smoking in bars, the subway, retail stores, and several other indoor and outdoor locations.…

A very common arrest charge in New York City is Theft of Services, a Class A misdemeanor under Penal Law Section 165.15. In fact, the Wall Street Journal published an article on June 25, 2012 on the rise in “farebeat” cases. The offense itself is punishable by up to one year in jail. Sometimes people…