Your NY criminal defense lawyer successfully challenged the Burglary charge pending against you in Brooklyn or Manhattan Supreme Court, but you still face other charges relating to the offense. One of those charges is Possession of Burglar’s Tools, Penal Law Section 140.35. Although not a felony, the crime is a…
Each statute in New York Criminal Law has its own nuances. Sometimes particular subsections point to different theories of the same crime while other statutes, although similar on their face, are distinct and separate crimes. Some of these differences are very obvious to the non-legal observer while others require the…
Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a “D” Felony punishable by up to seven years, can be established by merely proving a defendant possessed an assault weapon, a disguised gun, or twenty or more firearms. However, experienced New York criminal defense attorneys know that prosecutors have another…
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…
You are carrying .22 caliber bullets in Manhattan or .38 caliber rounds in Brooklyn, but you don’t have a permit to possess a handgun or pistol that utilizes the ammunition or to possess any firearm at all. Well, you may not have violated New York State Penal Law for Criminal…
Individuals charged in New York with the crime of Prostitution, Penal Law Section 230.00, have to offer to or actually engage in “sexual conduct” as defined by both statutes and case law. In the Kings County (Brooklyn) Criminal Court case of People. v. Georgia A., 163 Misc.2d 634 (N.Y.City Crim.Ct.,1994),…
An aggressive and skilled criminal defense lawyer can assist his client in navigating the criminal justice system in New York. Whether you are being prosecuted in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, White Plains or Yonkers, one possible outcome of your criminal case that you may navigate to, and a very good…
Judges, prosecutors, and NY criminal defense attorneys recognize that law enforcement must always be vigilant in protecting children and keeping them safe. That being said, NY criminal defense attorneys must also hold the prosecution to their burden of proof when their clients are charged with Endangering the Welfare of a…
Earlier today, James Delayo, Michael Sackaris and Michael Pascalli, along with their NY criminal defense attorneys, were in court waiting to be arraigned on a multiple count felony indictment in New York County (Manhattan) Supreme Court involving crimes such as Bribery and Falsifying Business Records. According to the Manhattan District…
As an Assistant District Attorney who served in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for seven years and as a New York criminal defense attorney, I have prosecuted, investigated and defended a wide spectrum of crimes ranging from Identity Theft, Forgery and Grand Larceny to Possession of a Weapon, Rape and…