Arrest to Sentencing in New York State Courts - Part 3
Nov 11, 2010
Arrest to
Sentencing - Part 3
Trial
The trial phase can be broken up into seven
different stages: jury selection, opening statements, the governments case,
the defense case, summation, jury char...
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Arrest to Sentencing in New York State Courts - Part 2
Nov 11, 2010
Arrest to
Sentencing - Part 2
Conversion
Usually, the
accusatory document that is served on the court and the defendant at
arraignments (the complaint) is insufficient for the government to pro...
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Arrest to Sentencing in New York State Courts - Part I
Nov 11, 2010
Arrest to Sentencing - Part 1
The New York state criminal justice process can at times seem overwhelmingly complicated. This is especially so for those people who have been arrested for the first t...
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Understanding New York Criminal Court Orders of Protection
Nov 11, 2010
Understanding New York Criminal Court Orders of Protection
Q: In what cases do criminal courts issue orders of protection?
A: Criminal Procedure Law Sections 530.12 and 530.13 authorize criminal cour...
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Understanding Possession with Intent to Sell in New York
Oct 02, 2010
Understanding Possession with Intent to Sell
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree: Possession with the Intent to Sell. PL 220.16(1).
A common felony in New York is Cr...
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