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People who are facing criminal charges in New York may find that issues of "mens rea" play a pivotal role in the outcome of their case. "Mens rea" is Latin for "guilty mind" and is related to determining a defendant's state of mind at the time a crime was allegedly...
There is an increasing tendency for pedestrians and bystanders to video police interactions with suspects, particularly in New York City. Yet most people aren't sure whether it's legal, or in what circumstances police can ask them to turn off their recording device....
It may begin with a celebration of a friend's birthday, with a promotion, or just a gathering to kick off the weekend. Whatever the reason, getting pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving is a stressful way to end an evening of celebration. Although you may be...
This year, the Department of Motor Vehicles instituted software changes to its facial recognition program. The program targets individuals who are attempting to obtain or renew invalid or fraudulent driver's licenses. The program has been in effect since 2010. In the...
Recent Grand Jury decisions involving claims of excessive Police force in the cases of Michael Brown in St. Louis, Missouri and Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York, has caused a great deal of outrage, confusion and questions regarding those decisions by the Grand...
Unfortunately, very serious allegations of criminal conduct have been lodged against lawyer, Sanford Rubenstein. The most serious charge in the investigation at this point is Rape. There are different degrees of Rape, i.e., Rape in the First Degree, Rape in the Second...
Corey Dunton, who is only 16 years old, is being charged as an adult in the shooting that left two young men, one only 14 years old, injured. Unfortunately, the news reports that the 14-year-old may be paralyzed from the waist down. In New York, a 16-year-old will be...
"Wow! You mean I can do life for this?" You certainly can. It happens more often than one would think. Hello, I am a CRIMINAL LAWYER who practices CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAW in QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK. In the recent case of a young man who grew up in Sag Harbor, Suffolk...
FORMER QUEENS and BROOKLYN NYC RESIDENT MASSACRES TWELVE AT THE CAPITAL'S NAVY YARD Aaron Alexis was 34 years old when he went on a shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on September 17, 2013. He was a decorated military veteran who had lived in both Queens and...
On Thursday, May 23, 2013, the former child star, Amanda Bynes, who is 27 years old, was arrested once again, this time for allegedly throwing a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th floor high-rise New York apartment building. The building manager, Rudy Toro,...