People v. Fernandez Appellate Division, First Department 2011 NY Slip Op 06299 Decided August 18, 2011 Issue: Whether the behavior of defendant constituted reasonable suspicion for the police to stop … Continue reading
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Apelaciones civiles y criminales en el Estado de Nueva York y ante los Tribunales Federales por todos los Estados Unidos. El bufete legal de Stephen N. Preziosi maneja apelaciones tanto … Continue reading
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CASES ON SENTENCING ISSUES Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000). Opinion by Justice Stevens In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court found unconstitutional a … Continue reading
Overview Of The United States Sentencing Guidelines The Sentencing Guidelines were created by the Unites States Sentencing Commission in order to alleviate sentencing disparities in the sentencing system for Federal … Continue reading
PEOPLE V TOLENTINO : New York Court of Appeals, IMPORTANT NOTE: THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAD GRANTED CERTIORARI TO HEAR THIS CASE AND ORAL ARGUMENT WAS SET FOR MARCH 21, … Continue reading
ABBOTT v. UNITED STATES Decided November 15, 2010 United States Supreme Court Issue : Whether the mandatory minimum sentence provided under 18 USC §924(c)(1)(A) run concurrently or consecutively to another … Continue reading
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN MICHAEL FOX, Defendant-Appellee Decided February 7, 2011 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Issue : How much a sentence can be reduced based on … Continue reading
USA v. Hassock Decided January 28, 2011 Second Circuit Court of Appeals Issue : Whether the search of the defendant’s bedroom and seizure of a gun found under the bed … Continue reading
HARRINGTON v. RICHTER Decided by the United States Supreme Court January 19, 2011 Issue : Does the writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 USC § 2254, which, as amended by … Continue reading
People v Brown 2010 NY Slip Op 01376 [14 NY3d 113] Decided: February 18, 2010 Issue : Whether the Defendant’s plea was coerced based on a promise by the trial … Continue reading
FLORIDA V. POWELL : United States Supreme Court decided February 23, 2010 559 U.S.____, 130 S.Ct. 1195 (2010) Issue : Whether the U.S. Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review a … Continue reading
In the case of People v. Abney the Court of Appeals decided two separate cases: People v. Quentin Abney and People v. Gregory Allen. In each of those case the … Continue reading
Facts of the case: police officers responded to a complaint of the disturbance. The officers found a household in chaos, a pickup truck in driveway with its front smashed, to … Continue reading