To my understanding, Tylenol 1 has codeine in it. Codeine is a narcotic, which makes it a controlled substance in NY (and not available OTC, as it...

The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct are advisory only. The Rules as adopted in your state are what are controlling. The New York Rules of...

What is malicious prosecution.

Malicious prosecution is a tort. The elements (ie, what is necessary to prove malicious prosecution) are rooted in common law, and so they may...

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Please help my bf is an inmate and was brutally beat up badly by three co s . help

You should contact a civil rights attorney who handles prisoner cases, as what you describe is a violation of your boyfriend's 8th Amendment...

Assault by a bouncer. What information do we need to gather and who should we contact?

In addition to a suit against the bar, it sounds like you have a case for false arrest against the police officers who arrested him for resisting...

While you can always obtain the sealed records from a case in which you were the defendant, anyone other than you or those you have officially...

What would be done on the date of my arraignment?

It sounds like the grand jury voted to indict you, and the paper is informing you of the date that you will be arraigned in Supreme Court on the...

Am i getting jail time?

Since they charged you with 220.03 (seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance), was there some controlled substance other than...

What kind of lawyer would represent an inmate against the Department of Corrections

I would recommend a civil rights attorney who has experience handling prisoner cases. Cases against a municipal or state Department of Corrections...

If a witness comment was recorded in the pre-sentence report that was exculpatory. Can that be used as grounds for appeal?

Does your brother's lawyer have a copy of the pre-sentence investigation report? Where I practice (NY, not Florida) those are usually closely...