New York Criminal Defense Blog
Posted on May 19, 2013
In March 2013, a trial to start a class suit began against the New York Police Department questioning the constitutional protections on stop and frisk practices by police that have in force since ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2013
New York is a tough city full of people, so there are many crimes that take place in the Big Apple. Interestingly enough, reports show that violent crime in New York has actually dropped in recent ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2013
In January 2007, the New York Police Department (NYPD) started a new initiative to combat juvenile crime in New York, known as Juvenile Robbery Prevention Program (JRIP). The program which was ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2012
When you are looking for a criminal defense lawyer in New York City, you have a lot of options. Thousands of attorneys aspire to have a prominent firm in The Big Apple, but not many are able to ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2012
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is testing a new pilot program that requires some criminal interrogations to be videotaped. Police precincts from each of the city's five boroughs (Manhattan, ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2012
The process of sealing your criminal record is called expungement. Individuals may want to have their records expunged for a variety of reasons. For instance, a sealed record cannot be viewed by banks ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2012
According to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, driving under the influence is a crime that in punishable by law. When accused of this crime, if convicted the driver may have their ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2012
Curfews have been around as long as anyone can remember. Young people dread them and, if imposed on adults, they are viewed as an impingement on freedom. In some situations, they only affect a small ...
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Posted on Jun 8, 2012
The evening of June 7, 2012 brought an unwelcomed surprise for a number of Manhattan citizens. An unsuspecting pedestrian walking down a New York street near Columbia University came across a rather ...
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