Attorney Stephen John Riebling's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

People of the State of New York v. Barry S.

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OUTCOME: Jury Acquittal on All Counts (Not Guilty)

The defendant was charged with two felony counts involving Assault in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. It was alleged that the 67-year-old man shot his 30-year ... -old son with a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun during a family dispute and altercation at their home in Yonkers, NY. The son was initially struck in the shoulder by a single bullet. However, the bullet fragmented causing injury to his spine, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The Westchester County indictment also accused the father of possessing a handgun with the intent of using it unlawfully against his son and intending to cause him serious physical injury. In defense of his client, Mr. Riebling consistently attacked the evidence and asserted a justification defense (commonly referred to as “self-defense”).

Criminal defense

People of the State of New York v. I.H.

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OUTCOME: Jury Acquittal on All Counts (Not Guilty)

An Uber driver was charged with three criminal counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (D Felony), Assault in the Second Degree (D Felony) and Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second Degree (A Misdemean ... or). The allegations of the case defended by attorney Stephen Riebling in the Westchester County Court accused his client, an Uber driver, of starting an Uber trip in downtown New York City, traveling through the Bronx, NY and stopping on the shoulder of the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester County, NY. The passenger claimed that Mr. Riebling’s client exited the vehicle and sexually assaulted her while she slept in the backseat. The passenger detailed a physical altercation after the sexual assault, lasting more than ten minutes, during which she claimed that her right shoulder was fractured. Westchester defense attorney Stephen Riebling undertook a comprehensive analysis of the allegations, specifically the thousands of pages of technical data collected by Uber, the client’s cell phone and the passenger’s cell phone. What Mr. Riebling found was that the incident as alleged by the passenger could not have occurred and his client was actually innocent of all charges. The exonerating materials were discovered as Mr. Riebling analyzed the GPS data obtained from Uber, the passenger’s phone and his client’s phone. Under Mr. Riebling’s cross-examination, both the Intelligence Analyst from the Westchester District Attorney’s Office and the technical engineer from Uber confirmed that the GPS data, when combined with the speed data of the vehicle and passengers, showed that vehicle never came to stop as alleged by the passenger. This meant that the sexual assault as alleged by the passenger could not have taken place.

Criminal defense

People of the State of New York v. A.B.

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OUTCOME: Charges Dismissed at Trial

A New Rochelle man charged with two counts of felony Assault stood just outside the entrance of the Westchester County Court with his defense attorney, Stephen Riebling, moments after all of the crimin ... al charges against him were dismissed. This young man was facing two felony charges for assault. He was facing up to 25 years in prison. At the end of the day, Mr. Riebling did exhaustive research and investigation to find that the facts and circumstances did not support the criminal charges as alleged. Mr. Riebling presented a compelling argument. The client avoided a serious criminal conviction and the order of protection was removed.

Stephen John Riebling's Legal Cases (3)

People of the State of New York v. Barry S.

People of the State of New York v. I.H.

People of the State of New York v. A.B.