Mark Hamblett

December 07, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The court-appointed monitor overseeing the remedial process in New York City's stop-and-frisk litigation has proposed altering a pilot program that would have police officers wear body cameras.

By Mark Hamblett

3 minute read

December 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A federal appeals court refused to reinstate a guilty verdict against Gilberto Valle, the so-called "cannibal cop" who was put on trial for Internet messages he claimed were mere fantasies about kidnapping and eating women.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

December 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A federal appeals court refused to reinstate a guilty verdict against Gilberto Valle, the so-called "cannibal cop" who was put on trial for Internet messages he claimed were mere fantasies about kidnapping and eating women.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

December 03, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys for Dean and Adam Skelos tried Wednesday to show that Adam Skelos' consulting work for an environmental technology company on Long Island was legal and typical of the way the company did business.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

December 02, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys for Dean and Adam Skelos tried Wednesday to show that Adam Skelos' consulting work for an environmental technology company on Long Island was legal and typical of the way the company did business.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

December 01, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Former Albany powerhouse Sheldon Silver was found guilty on all counts Monday of scheming to take bribes and kickbacks and extort money in return for favors he delivered as speaker of the New York State Assembly.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

November 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Former Albany powerhouse Sheldon Silver was found guilty on all counts Monday of scheming to take bribes and kickbacks and extort money in return for favors he delivered as speaker of the New York State Assembly.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

November 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The jury in the Sheldon Silver kickback and extortion trial broke for the Thanksgiving holiday Wednesday without reaching a verdict. The jury has now deliberated for more than eight hours on the charges against the former Assembly Speaker—four counts of theft of honest services, two counts of Hobbs Act extortion and a single count of money laundering.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

November 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The jury in the Sheldon Silver kickback and extortion trial broke for the Thanksgiving holiday Wednesday without reaching a verdict. The jury has now deliberated for more than eight hours on the charges against the former Assembly Speaker—four counts of theft of honest services, two counts of Hobbs Act extortion and a single count of money laundering.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

November 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Less than two hours after deliberations began Tuesday, a female juror asked Southern District Judge Valerie Caproni if she could be excused, indicating in a note she was isolated from other members of the panel.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read