No Constitutional Right To Counsel For Criminal Defendants In the New York Court of Appeals Published January 10, 2019
Non-Citizen Defendants Entitled to a Jury Trial Under the Sixth Amendment if Deportation is a Consequence of Conviction Published December 17, 2018
The DeBour Standard: Common Law Right of Inquiry, And Meaningful Response To Notes From The Jury Published December 10, 2018
Jury Trial Commences when the Selection of a Jury Commences: Application for Pro Se Representation Must Be Before Jury Selection to be Timely. Published December 4, 2018
Tangible Reproductions Protected Material – Legislature Built for Digital Age Published October 30, 2018
Written Waiver of Right to Grand Jury Considered Sufficient – No Need for Colloquy between Judge and Defendant Published September 20, 2018
Criminal Possession of a Firearm: Court of Appeals Narrows “Place of Business” Exception Published June 11, 2018
Use of Victim’s Personal Identifying Information Sufficient for Identity Theft Conviction Published May 8, 2018
Frye Procedures on Forensic Testing | Admissibility of Testimony on Volatile Nature of Relationship Published April 26, 2018
Court of Appeals: No Dual Representation for Pro Se Defendants | Tighter Provisions for Defendants Presenting Psychiatric Evidence at Trial Published April 23, 2018
Youthful Offender Adjudications Allowed in Calculating Risk Level for Sex Offenders Published March 12, 2018
Court of Appeals Looks at Taranovich Factors to Determine Whether Speedy Trial Rights are Violated Published March 6, 2018
Defense Counsel not Ineffective for Consenting to Annotated Descriptions of Defendant’s Alleged Conduct on Jury Verdict Sheet Published February 14, 2018
Cross-Racial Identification Jury Charge Must be Granted when Identifying Witness is Different Race than Defendant Published January 10, 2018
Surrogate Witness “Parroting” Hearsay Statements on DNA Testing and Analysis Violates Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause Published November 7, 2017
Making Claims Of Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel In A Federal Habeas Corpus Proceeding: Avoiding Procedural Default Published October 11, 2017
The “Tell ‘Em What You Want Rule” of Appellate Advocacy: Advice For Appellate Brief Writing And Oral Argument Published September 19, 2017
When a Life Sentence is the Only Possibility after a Guilty Plea: Defendant Must Be Given a Clear Explanation of Mandatory Penalty Published August 16, 2017
