WHAT APPLIES UNDER THE NEW BAIL LAW?
Aug 05, 2019
Bail reform has drastically changed bail requirements as of January 1, 2020. Bail Change Highlights Effective January 1, 2020, the reforms in NYS laws governing bail have been dramatically revised. F...
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COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL AND THE MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT DEFENSE
Dec 09, 2015
Understanding Competency to Stand Trial and the defense of Mental Disease or Defect Competency The NYS Criminal Procedure Law requires that two psychiatrists examine the accused to determine if he is...
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WHY YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE YOUR NYS LICENSE RESTORED FROM DWI CONVICTIONS
Dec 20, 2014
Limitations upon regaining your license in NYS from having more than one drinking-driving related conviction. Lifetime Lookback Period WHYUnder the existing NYS Department of Motor Vehicles Regulation...
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DIVORCE & MATRIMONIAL LAW
Feb 09, 2013
In New York State, a divorce may be granted on "fault grounds." This means the person seeking the divorce, the plaintiff, asserts that the defendant is blameworthy in the marriage and that a divorce i...
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CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE IN NEW YORK STATE
Feb 09, 2013
In New York State, a person can be arrested for an offense in violation of the Penal Law. The most serious offense is a felony which may result in a definite or indefinite sentence in a state prison. A...
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DWI in New York State
Oct 30, 2012
HOW IS IT DEFINED?
Drunk driving in New York State is prosecuted under either or both of two theories: common law drunk driving and driving while one has more than .08% of one gram of alcohol per liter...
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