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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Warrant Required for Blood Sample, but Not For Breath US Supreme Court Rules.
By a 7 -1 margin, the Country’s highest court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant, absent exigent circumstances, in order to extract blood from a suspect for purposes to use as evidence ...
Judge Rules Queens DA's Pre-arraignment Questioning Unethical
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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Warrant Required for Blood Sample, but Not For Breath US Supreme Court Rules.
By a 7 -1 margin, the Country’s highest court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant, absent exigent circumstances, in order to extract blood from a suspect for purposes to use as evidence ...
Vandalism on Halloween: Avoid the Temptation
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 ...
Halloween Sex Offender Laws
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 ...

Attorney Ethics - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...

burglary - Click here to view all posts

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Jury acquits man accused of multiple buglaries in Bronx and Yonkers
Against overwhelming odds, criminal defense attorney John M. Cromwell achieved a full acquittel for a Bronx man accused of multiple burglaries in Westchester County and the Bronx. It took the jury a ...

Criminal Defense - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Warrant Required for Blood Sample, but Not For Breath US Supreme Court Rules.
By a 7 -1 margin, the Country’s highest court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant, absent exigent circumstances, in order to extract blood from a suspect for purposes to use as evidence ...
Officer's Civil Rights Violations Fair Game For Questioning, High Court Rules; Defendant Granted New Trial
In a unanmous opinion, the New York State Court of Appeals has reversed an Appellate Division, First Department case and granted the defendant Tyrell Ingram, a new trial, ruling that the trial court ...

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Warrant Required for Blood Sample, but Not For Breath US Supreme Court Rules.
By a 7 -1 margin, the Country’s highest court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant, absent exigent circumstances, in order to extract blood from a suspect for purposes to use as evidence ...

Firm News - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Warrant Required for Blood Sample, but Not For Breath US Supreme Court Rules.
By a 7 -1 margin, the Country’s highest court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant, absent exigent circumstances, in order to extract blood from a suspect for purposes to use as evidence ...
Jury acquits man accused of multiple buglaries in Bronx and Yonkers
Against overwhelming odds, criminal defense attorney John M. Cromwell achieved a full acquittel for a Bronx man accused of multiple burglaries in Westchester County and the Bronx. It took the jury a ...

Harassment - Click here to view all posts

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Warrant Required for Blood Sample, but Not For Breath US Supreme Court Rules.
By a 7 -1 margin, the Country’s highest court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant, absent exigent circumstances, in order to extract blood from a suspect for purposes to use as evidence ...
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Woman Accused of Harassing Ex-boyfriend's Current Girlfriend
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 ...

Heroin - Click here to view all posts

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Grand Jury Tosses Case of Car Passenger Charged With Possessing Heroin
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. ...

Immigration Consequences - Click here to view all posts

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U. S. to Offer Temporary Legal Status to Young Immigrants
Effectively immediately, President Obama has instructed federal immigration authorities to cancel deportation proceedings against certain young "low risk" immigrants – those who came ...

In the News - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Warrant Required for Blood Sample, but Not For Breath US Supreme Court Rules.
By a 7 -1 margin, the Country’s highest court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant, absent exigent circumstances, in order to extract blood from a suspect for purposes to use as evidence ...

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Internet Crime Rises Significantly
New York is a state that is known for having a high rate of crime. Over the years a change has been seen in how this crime takes place. While violent crime, drug crime and DWIs are always a problem, ...

Interrogation - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Officer's Civil Rights Violations Fair Game For Questioning, High Court Rules; Defendant Granted New Trial
In a unanmous opinion, the New York State Court of Appeals has reversed an Appellate Division, First Department case and granted the defendant Tyrell Ingram, a new trial, ruling that the trial court ...
Judge Rules Queens DA's Pre-arraignment Questioning Unethical
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 ...

Justice - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Warrant Required for Blood Sample, but Not For Breath US Supreme Court Rules.
By a 7 -1 margin, the Country’s highest court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant, absent exigent circumstances, in order to extract blood from a suspect for purposes to use as evidence ...
Officer's Civil Rights Violations Fair Game For Questioning, High Court Rules; Defendant Granted New Trial
In a unanmous opinion, the New York State Court of Appeals has reversed an Appellate Division, First Department case and granted the defendant Tyrell Ingram, a new trial, ruling that the trial court ...

Juvenile Offenses - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Dangerous Consequences of Using Untrained Informants in Criminal Case
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 ...
U. S. to Offer Temporary Legal Status to Young Immigrants
Effectively immediately, President Obama has instructed federal immigration authorities to cancel deportation proceedings against certain young "low risk" immigrants – those who came ...

Murder - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
How Far Would You Go To Prove Your Innocence?
Wrongfully accused of muder, man rejects prosecutor's offer to dismiss charges in hopes to prove his innocence. On June 24, 2016 the New Yorks Times put out an article about Richar Rosario who for ...

Possession - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Dangerous Consequences of Using Untrained Informants in Criminal Case
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 ...
Grand Jury Tosses Case of Car Passenger Charged With Possessing Heroin
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. ...

Sex Offender Laws - Click here to view all posts

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Halloween Sex Offender Laws
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 ...

Vandalism - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Vandalism on Halloween: Avoid the Temptation
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 ...

Weapons Charges - Click here to view all posts

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Appeals Court Denies Claim of Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection Where Trial Counsel Did Not Object to Trial Court's Improper Procedure
A divided intermediate New York appellate court declined to award a new trial in an appeal of a criminal conviction where the defendant claimed he was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor ...
Jury Refuses to Convict Gang Member Who Admits Possessing Gun
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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