Andrew Denney

December 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

John Gleeson, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton and a retired federal judge from the Eastern District of New York, didn't wait until his 2016 departure from the bench to make his thoughts known on mandatory minimums.

By Andrew Denney

13 minute read

December 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit preserves a ruling handed down last year in the Southern District of New York.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

December 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

John Gleeson, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton and a retired federal judge from the Eastern District of New York, made his opinions on mandatory minimums known even while still on the bench.

By Andrew Denney

10 minute read

December 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Misdemeanor arrests have dramatically declined across New York since 2010, according to a report released by the Misdemeanor Justice Project at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice on Wednesday.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

December 26, 2018 | National Law Journal

The FIRST STEP Act is aptly named for the series of changes advocates say need to be made for comprehensive criminal justice reform.

By Andrew Denney

10 minute read

December 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Currently homicide cases are first sent to 18-B attorneys and defender organizations such as the Legal Aid Society were brought in when conflicts arise.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

December 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A judge in rural Orleans County, New York, located about 380 miles from the Bronx Zoo, said at a hearing Friday that the best venue for a legal battle over the release of Happy, an Asian elephant living alone at the zoo, is back on the elephant's home turf.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

December 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The late Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson's widow, who has clashed with the deceased DA's relatives in court over dividing his estate, is in another court battle with Mount Sinai Hospital and other defendants alleging that they failed to timely diagnose his colorectal cancer.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

December 12, 2018 | New York Law Journal

It was the second time in recent months that state Supreme Court Justice Joseph Zayas has used a ruling to urge elected officials in Albany to consider amending the eligibility of the record-sealing provision enacted as part of Raise the Age to include cases where judges did not provide defendants with youthful offender treatment despite their eligibility to do so.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

December 10, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The effort is being led by the Nonhuman Rights Project and its president, Steven Wise, who has been advocating for years to establish legal rights for animals.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read