I WAS CHARGED WITH MENACING THEN THEY UPGRADED IT TO A CRIMINAL POSS 3RD..(D) FELONY HOW????

I am a criminal defense lawyer practicing in White Plains, New York. Here in Westchester County, as in all the courts of this State, the District...

I WAS CHARGED WITH MENACING THEN THEY UPGRADED IT TO A CRIMINAL POSS 3RD..(D) FELONY HOW????

I am a criminal defense lawyer practicing in White Plains, New York. Here in Westchester County, as in all the courts of this State, the District...

If you sign a plea can a federal judge go above it,

In federal criminal cases, the sentence is determined by the United States District Judge. Often the parties (the defendant and the government)...

Fighting reckless endangerment and weapon possession charges under NY criminal code

What you say happened and what the police say happened may be entirely different. Have you reviewed the complaint filed against you? Have you...

What do you do if you were arrested because you sold 3 ounces of cocaine to an undercover cop

Under the law of the State of New York, a person who sells more than two ounces of cocaine faces between 8 and 20 years' imprisonment, assuming...

Federal criminal defense

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Search Warrant

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There is no expungement for criminal convictions in New York State. If your boyfriend has a felony conviction and is asked about whether he has...

Every county in New York has its own District Attorney and County (or Supreme) court to handle felony cases. So there is no general rule for how...

Federal criminal defense

If you believe that your employees have or will attempt to implicate you in a federal crime by contacting a law enforcement agency, you should...