NY criminal defense attorneys and their clients should take notice. Recently, New York County (Manhattan) Criminal Court Judge Elisa S. Koenderman rendered a decision in People v. Carlos Rivera, 2008NY031540, finding that it is not sufficient to support a charge of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree (New…
Just about every day in the NYC newspapers we read about someone being arrested for selling drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin or marijuana. While the sale of drugs in NY can be a serious felony (marijuana sale is usually a misdemeanor in most situations) requiring mandatory prison, NY criminal…
Working as a NY criminal defense attorney and as a prosecutor has allowed me to examine and analyze cases from all sides including drug crimes relating to drug sales and possession. As a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office I was cross designated multiple times with the Office of…
The NY criminal defense attorneys and founding partners of Crotty & Saland, LLP, have handled countless cases involving narcotics and drugs as both Manhattan prosecutors and as criminal defense attorneys. In the area of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, Crotty & Saland, LLP knows…
One of the more common crimes NY criminal attorneys deal with is Criminal Possession of Marihuana / Marijuana in the 5th Degree, a class “B” misdemeanor pursuant to NY Penal Law Section 221.10(1). A person is guilty of this charge if he or she “knowingly and unlawfully possesses marihuana in…
It is no surprise to this former Manhattan prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office obtained a top count plea for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree and a severe sentence for the infamous Robert Chambers, a/k/a, the “Preppie Killer.” The…
*** For further information regarding an arrest or issuance of a Desk Appearance Ticket for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree (NY Penal Law 220.03), and your criminal defense, please review the articles on drug quantity, constructive possession of drugs and the necessity of a laboratory…
If you have the misfortune of being accused in New York of any degree of the crime of Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions, it is imperative that you retain an attorney experienced in handling fraud related to prescription medications. As a skilled defense attorney and former prosecutor with…