The Queens County District Attorney’s Office has announced the arrest of a bus driver charged with DWAI (VTL 1192.1), Reckless Endangerment (NY Penal Law 120.20) and Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a Child (NY Penal Law 110/260.10) after an assistant principal at the school allegedly noticed the smell of alcohol…
Saland Law PC, a top New York criminal defense firm based in Manhattan, is pleased to announce that once again one of our criminal defense attorneys has been sought out for his perspective and expertise regarding a current legal matter. Over the past year, our criminal defense lawyers have been…
It comes in different shapes and sizes – DWI (Driving While Intoxicated), DWAI (Driving While Ability Impaired) and DUI (Driving Under the Influence) – but regardless of the particular offense in New York (both NYC and Westchester), prosecutors and judges take these charges very seriously. As a former Manhattan prosecutor…
With Memorial Day Weekend upon us, many people unfortunately make the mistake of drinking and driving in New York State and NYC. As a NY criminal defense attorney and former Manhattan prosecutor at Saland Law PC, I have defended and prosecuted individuals charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). I can…
In a report recently released by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, nearly 96 percent of all Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) arrests in New York over the past three years resulted in a conviction. With this type of conviction rate it is clearly imperative that you retain…
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…
As I have stated countless times throughout the entries in my blog, assistant district attorneys and the NYPD in New York City vigorously prosecute those accused of DWI. Make no mistake, the NYPD, judges and prosecutors take the crime of DWI very seriously and an experienced NY criminal attorney should…
New York Criminal attorneys must always stay on top of recent judicial decisions in order to effectively advocate for their clients whether they are representing a client in Brooklyn for Robbery, White Plains for Forgery or Manhattan (NY County) for Prostitution in relation to an escort service. A recent decision…
Even if you retain a criminal defense attorney who helps you avoid jail or a significant fine on a plea to Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) in New York City, there is always the potential that the vehicle you were driving at the time you were arrested may be forfeited. In…
Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) is an offense that all prosecutors and judges in New York, from Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx to White Plains, Yonkers and Mt. Vernon, take extremely seriously. In fact, as of December 2006, the New York State Legislature put a new law on the books, Aggravated,…