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Suffolk, NY Harassment Dismissed; Arrest without Authority

Suffolk, NY Harassment Dismissed; Arrest without Authority

This New York, Long Island Criminal Matter brings things close to home: Northport, New York. Village Courts are rife throughout the State of New York and hear everything from harassment matters to driving while intoxicated cases, DWI/DWAI. Here, the "defendant was arrested on September 18, 2020 pursuant to [The Northport Village Court's] arrest warrant issued on August 14, 2020; [however it is] undisputed that the defendant was arrested at 151-20 Baisley Boulevard, located in

Acquittal - Freak Traffic Accident not Criminal

Acquittal - Freak Traffic Accident not Criminal

Criminal Appellate Practice is what changed this case from a verdict of guilty to an acquittal. After a jury trial, the conviction was one count of criminally negligent homicide (Penal Law § 125.10) and two counts of assault in the third degree (§ 120.00 [3]). The Defendants argues that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. The standard is as follows: "A review of the weight of the evidence requires us to first determine whether an acquittal would have been unre

NY License Suspension Article 78, License Reinstated

NY License Suspension Article 78, License Reinstated

In the case of MATTER OF SONDERS v. NEW YORK STATE DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHS. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUR., 2020 N.Y. Slip Op 4443 (1st Dep't. App. Div. 2020), a case where "Petitioner was issued four summonses in October of 1994 for driving violations including driving without insurance" under Sanders rather than Sonders. What happens next is that a default judgment enters against the motorist, suspending the license, twenty-four years later. Driver's License Suspensions and challengin

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