Do Principles of, Payton v. New York, ; Minnesota v. Olsen;Dunaway v. New York;Wong Sun v. United States, survive a guilty plea?

Without getting into the heart of what you have raised I will point out that in Brooklyn it is the practice of the DA to require a waiver of appeal...

Charged with grand larceny, $1400 worth.

It seems that you are being charged with a class E felony. Obtaining all the material you described and providing it to the DA would be...

My boyfriend got charged with robbery in the 3rd because he was at the scene where another guy stole a camera.

Robbery in the third degree is a class D felony. The offer that you described is what is called a split sentence but he will carry a felony...

120.05 is Assault in the Second Degree which is a class D Felony. Some imprisonment is mandatory for this crime. It may be a period of...

ACD is an acronym for Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal, which means that if your stay out of trouble for six months (or one year in the...

I have been charged with disorderly conduct. reason, becuase i said no to getting on the bus?

I’m not quite certain there is a question here. It reads more like a statement. Disorderly Conduct, however, is NOT a crime in New York. It is a...

I got caught shoplifting from Urban Outfitters and after reading these forums im not sure if i should pay the fine?

What exactly would you be paying for? Presumably they didn’t let you leave with the shirt and as such they aren’t “out” anything that would require...

First time shop lifting will i go to jail? when i go to court?

Depending on where you were arrested and what it was that you were alleged to have taken (i.e. the monetary value) you could probably avoid any...

First of all you aren’t being charged under the Penal Code, it is the Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL). When you say that you were charged in the Desk...