Tag Archives: New City Criminal Defense Attorney
Using Algorithms to Sentence “Criminals”
On May 1st, the New York Times published an eye-opening article about emerging software programs that are actually sending people to prison, and the strain that this is place on the justice system. While this may sound like a chapter out of a science fiction novel, in fact, individuals have already been sentenced to… Read More »
When Children Are Tried As Adults
Many people remember hearing about the terrible Slender Man stabbing incident in 2014, when two 12-year-old girls allegedly lured their friend into the woods and stabbed her 19 times, purportedly out of a belief that a fictional character known as the “Slender Man” made them do it. Both of the girls accused of the… Read More »
Bergen County Judge Weighs Probable Cause For Criminal Complaint against Governor Christie
During the week of February 9th, a Bergen County municipal court judge is supposed to consider new evidence and rule as to whether probable cause exists with regard to a criminal complaint alleging that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie committed official misconduct during the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane closures. The criminal complaint was… Read More »
“When Does Self-Defense Become Criminal?”
On January 17th, the Argus Leader featured an interesting story on one man who now faces more than decade in prison for what some would label self-defense. In this particular case, two men involved were engaged in a fight in a public parking lot, when one of the men allegedly reached into his truck… Read More »
Fake News Feeds Falsely Accusing Innocent Citizens of Committing Serious Crimes
Many people – some of them business owners—have recently found themselves caught in the middle of a fake news storm, where they are (slanderously) accused of various serious crimes, such as being involved in child abuse rings. Specifically, it appears that they were targeted for fabricated conspiracy theories as a result of supporting one… Read More »
Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Protesters Gain Victory but Still Face Arrest Charges
Many have been following the stories of the North Dakota pipeline protest, where protesters have, over the course of the last few months, been subject to tactics from law enforcement including the use of fire hoses and rubber bullets, and criminal arrests. On Sunday, December 4th, in a major victory for those protestors, the… Read More »
Leaders in New Jersey Want To Help Expunge Criminal Records
On October 25th, New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak, Roselle Mayor Christine Dansereau. Linden Mayor Derek Armstead, and other state leaders held a press conference offering advice about how New Jersey citizens can expunge their criminal records. Sen. Lesniak is currently working on several pieces of legislation which aim to provide New Jersey residents who… Read More »
Criminal Injustice Rampant with New York’s Conspiracy Law
While most people have heard of crimes related to violent activities or drug charges, many have not heard about another New York state law that can places people behind bars simply due to ‘who they know.’ Specifically, New York’s conspiracy law allows anyone to be charged with conspiracy in the first degree if a… Read More »
When Litigation and Insurance Premiums Help Shut Down Police Misconduct
A recent article linked in The Washington Post discusses one town’s experience of using insurance premiums to regulate excessive force used by police; specifically, the story of one town (Sorrento, Louisiana) that was granted its wish to abolish its own police department after the insurance company providing liability protection to that department threw up… Read More »
What is Self-Defense?
If you have ever looked up self-defense on the Internet, you will see numerous classes offered in Rockland County alone. When you think of self-defense classes, you might imagine someone wearing a padded suit, approaching another person in a slow and calculated manner. The “attacker” takes aim at the “victim” who then asserts their… Read More »
