Any NY criminal defense attorney can explain very simply the power of DNA in tying suspects to crimes. Unfortunately for a recently arrested Brooklyn man, it does not appear that anyone ever explained this to him. According to the Brooklyn (Kings County) District Attorney’s Office, the Grand Jury indicted Erick…
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New York Criminal Defense Law 101 – Defining Felony, Misdemeanor and Violation
You should not have to rely solely on your New York criminal defense attorney to explain every facet of every law. While the criminal defense attorneys and former Manhattan prosecutors at Saland Law PC, will take the time to explain the law and navigate you through the murky waters of…
Fraud & Deceipt: Investigate Your Criminal Defense Attorney Before You Retain Him or Her
Through our years of as prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys, we at Saland Law PC have seen the charges before…Scheme to Defraud…Grand Larceny…but usually not in the context I am about to share with you. Unfortunately, I don’t think this will be a shock to anyone, but attorneys…that’s right, criminal…
NYPD: NYC Crime Down, But a Spike in Homicides and Robberies
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…
New NY Criminal Defense Firm Established – Saland Law PC – All NY & Federal Criminal Matters
After months of planning, Jeremy Saland, the founding member of the Law Office of Jeremy Saland, a NY based criminal defense firm, is pleased to announce his partnership with Elizabeth Crotty and the formation of Saland Law PC. Obtaining successful results for our clients since our inception, Saland Law PC,…
New York Criminal Law: The Affirmative Defense Part II
In a previous entry I discussed the general concept of the “affirmative defense.” Now that you have an understanding as to what a New York criminal defense attorney means when referring to such a defense, I wanted to take the opportunity to set forth some specific “affirmative defenses” from the…
New York Criminal Law: The Affirmative Defense Part I
An experienced and skilled New York criminal attorney should be able to advise you on possible and potential defenses to the crimes you stand accused of in any New York jurisdiction from Manhattan and Brooklyn to White Plains and Yonkers. For example, you may have an alibi in a Burglary…