Despite a criminal defense attorney’s best efforts, a Brooklyn State Supreme Court Justice ruled in a decision published yesterday that the United States Supreme Court’s decision in the District of Columbia v. Heller does not prevent New York State from regulating guns, pistols and firearms within its boundaries. Defendant, Albi…
Generally, one violates an order of protection and is guilty of Criminal Contempt if one fails to abide by the regulations set forth in the order of protection / restraining order. Unfortunately, as the NY criminal defense attorneys and former domestic violence prosecutors at Saland Law PC, can tell you,…
You don’t have to stick up a bank to steal over a million dollars. Well, at least that is what the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is alleging in an indictment for Grand Larceny that was handed down against Robert Chiarappa. Mr. Chiarappa, along with his criminal defense attorney, was scheduled…
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of William Rapetti, a tower crane rigger and owner of a company that does the same, on charges including Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Assault and Reckless Endangerment. Mr. Rapetti’s criminal defense attorney has his work cut out. If Mr. Rapetti is convicted…
If you have just been arrested for Shoplifting, Forgery or Gun, Knife or Weapon Possession, it may not be comforting at all to you to know that there is a downward trend in crime. According to a recent report on crime in New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and…
Your criminal defense attorney or lawyer has heard the charges before…Petit Larceny (NY PL 155.25)…Criminal Possession of Stolen Property (NY PL 165.40)…Grand Larceny (NY PL 155.30)…Yes, even Burglary (NY PL 140.20). Unfortunately, you where caught shoplifting a sweater from Bloomingdales in Manhattan or pair of shoes from Macys in Brooklyn.…
Throughout NY, law enforcement is gearing up for the holiday season and the unfortunate reality that many people will be driving drunk. Make no mistake, police, prosecutors and judges rightfully take DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) crimes very seriously. That being said, law enforcement must act within the bounds of the…
Lillo Brancato, best know as the young man divided between his father and the mob in a “Bronx Tale” and the “Sopranos,” was acquitted of Second Degree Murder by a Bronx jury. Brancato’s criminal defense strategy may have helped him dodge a term of imprisonment that likely would have landed…
NY criminal defense attorneys should be on notice. The crimes of Identity Theft, Grand Larceny, and Unlawful Possession of Personal Identifying Information have new “friends.” NY criminal defense attorneys and every day citizens should be aware that as of November 4, 2008, New York added additional crimes to the NYS…
NY criminal defense attorneys know that the crime of Enterprise Corruption is often viewed as New York’s RICO statute. Generally, a person is guilty of Enterprise Corruption “when, having knowledge of the existence of a criminal enterprise ad the nature of its activities and being employed by or associated with…