By Josefa Velasquez | September 6, 2017
A lawyer for a Schenectady man convicted on impaired driving charges argued before New York's highest court that a judge who presided in a lower court trial should not also have ruled on his appeal of the decision.
By therecorder | The Recorder | September 6, 2017
9th Cir.; 13-17326 The court of appeals vacated and remanded in part a district court judgment and denied an application for leave to file a second or…
By Jonathan Ringel | September 6, 2017
A federal appeals panel rejected an appeal by a man caught with nearly eight kilograms of cocaine at the Miami airport but suggested the defendant had a valid complaint about one aspect of his trial.
By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | September 6, 2017
Intimate Parts Were "Exposed" to View Under Criminal Statute Where Visible Through Sheer Undergarments
By therecorder | The Recorder | September 5, 2017
9th Cir.; 17-35018 The court of appeals reversed a district court order and remanded. The court held that an ambiguous sentencing record had to be construed…
By Miriam Rozen | September 1, 2017
Neal Manne a managing partner, Susman Godfrey, Houston In Harris County, as of this June, no money is longer required up front for release of any misdemeanor…
By Max Mitchell and Lizzy McLellan | September 1, 2017
Disciplinary proceedings involving Centre County officials have recently cast light on alleged ex parte communication between prosecutors and judges. Some of the cases cited have already been through the appellate courts, and the newest revelations may bring about more appeals as defense attorneys question the fairness of the county's criminal proceedings in recent years.
By Josefa Velasquez | September 1, 2017
After Schenectady County Court Judge Matthew Sypniewski was elected to the position in November 2014, he was assigned an appeal for which he had found the defendant, Brian Novak, guilty of all charges when he served as a Schenectady City Court judge. In his capacity as a county court judge, Sypniewski affirmed Novak's conviction.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 1, 2017
The court could not determine if the trial court erred in finding that defendant's consent to a blood draw was involuntary where it failed to make factual findings regarding whether defendant consented to the blood draw before or after being improperly warned of the criminal consequences of refusal. The court reversed a trial court suppression order and remanded.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 1, 2017
The trial court's erroneous evidentiary rules, including its decision to bar defendant from offering testimony to rebut the Commonwealth's evidence of prior bad acts, were significant and deprived defendant of a fair trial. The court reversed and remanded for a new trial.
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