By Jennifer Peltz and Colleen Long | July 17, 2017
Arminta Jeffryes was arrested while protesting police brutality. Then an NYPD lawyer stepped in to prosecute the jaywalking charge against her, in a low-level court that usually has no prosecutors at all. While many similar cases get dismissed without any admission of guilt, Jeffryes' lawyer says the police attorney wouldn't agree to a dismissal unless Jeffryes said her arrest was legitimate, which she contests.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 17, 2017
'Padilla' Cannot Be Applied Retroactively To Grant Vacatur to Case Decided Before 2010
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 14, 2017
Patient Denied Dismissal of Proceeding To Convert Him From Criminal to Civil Status
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 14, 2017
Officer's Conduct Fell in Ambit of Official Misconduct; Dismissal of Charges Denied
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 14, 2017
Dismissal of Contempt Charges For Facial Insufficiency Denied
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 14, 2017
Defendant Found Guilty of All Counts Of Sexual Abuse, Attempted Forcible Touching
By Rebecca Baker | July 13, 2017
After nearly 40 years as the executive director of the New York State Defenders Association, Jonathan Gradess will retire in August. During his tenure, he has seen the organization expand to serve the needs of more than 6,000 public defense attorneys in more than 120 programs in 62 counties. He shares with the Law Journal his departing thoughts on the association, criminal defense in New York and philosophies of the Trump administration.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 12, 2017
Defendant Cannot Require Codefendant To Undergo Competence Examination
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 12, 2017
Anonymous Jury Deprived Defendants of Right To Fair Trial; Convictions Reversed
By Cogan Schneier | July 12, 2017
In a rare glimpse of what it might be like to be their clients, Mayer Brown partners Richard Ben-Veniste and Andrew Frey offered some words of wisdom for lawmakers Tuesday on their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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