New York Court of Appeals On Post Release Supervision: Trial Court Does Not Have To Mention That Component At Sentence If Defendant Is Aware Published March 11, 2015
The Supreme Court Justices Decide if Fish are “Tangible Objects” in Yates v. United States Published March 10, 2015
The Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Use Of Confidential Information To Determine Sentence Under 18 U.S.C. § 3153(c) Published March 9, 2015
Defendant’s Right To Testify At The Grand Jury: Must Serve Notice On The Prosecution Published February 27, 2015
Right to Counsel: A Look at Defendants Who Cooperate With Police to Obtain Leniency Without Their Attorney Present Published February 17, 2015
Whitfield v. U.S.: The Supreme Court Engages In Statutory Interpretation, Clarifying the Meaning of the Word “Accompany” in 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e) Published February 16, 2015
Effective Assistance of Counsel And N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law §440 (The 440 Motion). Published November 24, 2014
Adequacy of Miranda Warnings And The Fifth Amendment Right To Remain Silent Published November 3, 2014
Drug Law Reform Act Of 2009 Excludes Certain Defendants From Sentence Reduction Published October 31, 2014
CPL 450.90(2) Appealing To The Court Of Appeals From Appellate Division: Mixed Questions of Law And Fact Don’t Fly Published October 30, 2014
The Doctrine Of Manifest Necessity: Before Declaring A Mistrial, A Judge Must Consider All Circumstances Published October 29, 2014
Right To A Speedy “Re-Trial”: Calculating Speedy Trial Time On Remand From An Appellate Court Published October 28, 2014
Knowing Criminal Possession: A Defendant Must Be Within Close Proximity To Assume The Presumption Under Penal Law §220.25(2) Published October 27, 2014
The Limited Power Of The New York Court Of Appeals: Mixed Questions Of Law And Fact Published October 24, 2014
Searches Of Closed Containers Within A Home: Where No Exigent Circumstances Exist, Police Must Obtain Warrant To Search Closed Container Within The Home Published October 23, 2014
Tampering With Witness On Facebook And YouTube: Posting “Snitches Get Stitches” Constitutes Witness Tampering Published October 22, 2014
