Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on Nov 19, 2012 By John M. Cromwell
If you are looking for a White Plains criminal defense attorney that you can trust, then John M. Cromwell is the perfect attorney for you. With extensive experience in New York criminal defense, he is ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2012 By John M. Cromwell
If you have been arrested for any crime, then you will want a hardworking and dedicated attorney on your side. You are probably in the process of researching attorneys in the White Plains’ or ...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2012 By Law Offices of John M. Cromwell
Hurricane Sandy has brought on chaos in the state of New York, and many have lost their homes and possessions to the floodwaters and rain. Unfortunately, this means that many people are missing ...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2012 By Law Offices of John M. Cromwell
In the midst of a disaster, some people will take advantage of the moment and use it as a distraction that will allow them to pillage and burglarize homes. Recently, one man in Staten Island used the ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2012 By Law Offices of John M. Cromwell
Halloween is a time for mischief, but you should keep your tricks to innocent jokes, rather than full-blown vandalism. Every year, teenagers and adults alike will egg cars, graffiti on homes, and ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2012 By Law Offices of John M. Cromwell
If you are a registered sex offender, you may be curious as to how this will impact your Halloween. Typically, Halloween involves opening your door to greet dozens of costumed children and giving them ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2012 By Law Offices of John M. Cromwell
Every day, millions of parents leave their children with nannies while they go off to work or run errands. The parents trust their nannies to be patient with the children while they go about their ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2012 By Law Office of John M. Cromwell
Gilberto Valle III of Forest Hills was responsible for enforcing the law in the city of Manhattan. He was a part of the privileged NYPD force, which fights crime throughout one of America’s ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2012 By John Cromwell
A recent article in the September 3, 2012 issue of the New Yorker magazine highlights some of the dirty little secrets of our society's so-called "war on drugs", and points to the ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2012 By John M. Cromwell
Effectively immediately, President Obama has instructed federal immigration authorities to cancel deportation proceedings against certain young "low risk" immigrants – those who came ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By John M. Cromwell
A Queens judge has prohibited prosecutors from using a video-taped statement obtained from a defendant prior to his arraignment because the Queens DA's Office procedure of interviewing defendants ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By John M. Cromwell
Judge Takes Prosecutor To Task For Failure to Disclose Evidence A Bronx judge has held that a Bronx prosecutor acted unethically in hiding from defense lawyers that a witness had materially changed ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By John M. Cromwell
Albany politicians recently reached an agreement on a novel Juvenile Justice initiative that would transfer several hundred NYC low and mid-level juvenile delinquents currently incarcerated sometimes ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2012 By Law Office of John M. Cromwell
Police stopped client as he was exiting a building and searched him after they saw an alleged "suspicious bulge" in his pocket. Client was arrested for possessing a loaded gun, a class C ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2012 By Law Office of John M. Cromwell
Client was a passenger in a car which the police pulled over for an alleged defective plate light. The officers searched the car and found 590 bags of heroin in the back seat where client was sitting. ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By Law Office of John M. Cromwell
Defense attorney John Cromwell filed a written motion arguing that prosecutor's had violated the defendant's right to a speedy trial. After a warrant was issued because the client missed a ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2012 By Law Office of John M. Cromwell
Following a two-day non-jury trial, a New York City Criminal Court judge found my 17-year-old client not guilty on all counts, finding the complainant's testimony incredible. Specifically, the ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2012 By Law Office of John M. Cromwell
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new White Plains Criminal Defense Blog with an RSS feed located here.
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