Traffic Violation

First thing you should do is obtain a copy of your driving abstract from the state where you believe your license is suspended. This will tell you...

Speeding ticket

Assuming that the ticket is returnable in a local town or village court (it will say at the bottom of the ticket what court is invovled) you should...

About DWAI (Alcohol vs Drugs)

Your question actually fairly complicated to answer. First, there are the potential criminal penalties associated with a DWAI-Drugs (VTL sec....

A parent of an assault victim

Assault in the 3rd degree is a misdemeanor crime and is theoretically punishable by: 1) up to one year in jail 2) a fine of up to $1000 (a...

In NYS Disorderly Conduct is one of the most confusing and difficult to describe prohibited offenses. As you stated a violation is not a "crime"...

NY DUI and drug laws, NY criminal code

There's two issues here...first, the standardized field sobriety tests are not designed to detect impairment by drugs, they are intended to detect...

Defendants rights regarding withdrawing plea

Generally, a plea of guilty involves some kind of arrangment between the prosecutor and the defendant (and which the judge has indicated he will...

Criminal

If you are talking about NYS law this is actually a fairly complicated question to answer. The easiest way to understand this is to think of all...

Points or not

Assuming you were charged with violation NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1160(e) or Section 1161 (it should say on your ticket which section)...

Rape

Actually, this conduct fits within the definition of P.L. 130.20: A person is guilty of sexual misconduct when: 1. He or she engages in...