New York Appellate Lawyer Blog

The 440.20 Motion and Illegally “Lenient” Sentence

Published April 11, 2022

Failure to Challenge Biased Juror and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Published April 4, 2022

Jury Instructions Muddle Definition of Crime, ‘Seriously Prejudice’ Defendant

Published March 28, 2022

Error For Trial Court To Omit Instruction To The Jury

Published March 21, 2022

The Frye Standard and Admissibility of Scientific Evidence

Published March 14, 2022

New York City’s Right of Way Law: Does it Conflict with State Law?

Published March 7, 2022

Right to Review of a Suppression Motion After a Guilty Plea

Published March 4, 2022

Heroin Dealer Deals an Overdose: Evidence Sufficient for Second-Degree Manslaughter or Criminally Negligent Homicide?

Published March 1, 2022

The People’s PowerPoint Presentation Goes Too Far

Published February 24, 2022

The Right to Confrontation and a Fair Trial

Published February 22, 2022

Students Don’t Have 4th Amendment Rights in Schools? Not So Fast

Published February 22, 2022

Defendant Forced to Represent Himself at Trial

Published December 27, 2021

Counsel’s Failure to Review or Understand Video Surveillance: Ineffective Assistance?

Published December 20, 2021

Sex Offenders Required to Disclose Internet Identifiers, But Not Services on Which They Have Accounts

Published December 13, 2021

PowerPoint Slides During Summation: Objectionable or Not?

Published December 6, 2021

Proving Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Published October 23, 2021

Post-Verdict Instructions: Jury Not Coerced

Published October 19, 2021

Buford Inquiry Standard for Discharging a Juror

Published October 12, 2021

Police Interrogation and the Cohen Standard: Represented vs. Unrepresented Charges

Published October 7, 2021

‘Legal Sufficiency’ for a Conspiracy Conviction

Published October 1, 2021