Criminal Law

  • New York Law Journal

    Criminal Defense and a Free Press

    By Alan E. Sash | July 7, 2017

    They teach us in school how the three branches of government in the Constitution check and balance one another. The Bill of Rights, however, has two other checks and balances in place: The First Amendment guarantees us the freedom of the press and the Sixth Amendment guarantees us the assistance of counsel in criminal prosecutions.

  • New York Law Journal

    People v. Parris

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 6, 2017

    Due Process Right Not Denied by Failure to Order Mental Exam Before SORA Hearing in Absentia

  • New York Law Journal

    USA v. Miller

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 6, 2017

    12-Month 'Time Served' Sentence for Visa Fraud Over False Statements in Application Explained

  • New York Law Journal

    Ruling Spotlights Dispute Over Attorney Access to Child Services Notes

    By Jason Grant | July 6, 2017

    In the 18 months that Daniel Arshack has represented a Bronx woman charged with murdering her husband, he has been adamant that notes taken by caseworkers who interviewed her children would prove crucial to her defense. Last week, the First Department recognized his client's rights to share them within the confines of the attorney-client relationship. But if the case were in the Second Department, he would not have been allowed to see them.

  • New York Law Journal

    Court Orders Durst's Friends to Testify at Murder Hearing

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 6, 2017

    A New York judge has directed two of Robert Durst's longtime friends to testify at a pretrial hearing in the eccentric millionaire's murder case in California this month.

  • New York Law Journal

    Gender, Psychology, and Justice: The Mental Health of Women and Girls in the Legal System

    By Jeffrey Winn | July 6, 2017

    An ancient Danish proverb posits that an old error has more friends than a new truth. It is a recurring theme in this collection of scholarly articles, each of which analyzes how gender-related stereotypes and practices have negatively influenced law enforcement, courts, and correctional facilities in their treatment of women and girls.

  • New York Law Journal

    DOJ's Increasing Involvement in Internal Investigations

    By William F. Johnson | July 5, 2017

    In his Corporate Crime column, William F. Johnson writes: Corporations and individuals cooperating in government investigations must be sharply focused on finding out the essential facts of the historical conduct at issue—what happened and why it happened. For its part, the government is also sharply focused on what happened and why. In the last few years, however, the interest of the DOJ, in particular, has expanded beyond just the what and why and it is now significantly involved in how companies actually conduct internal investigations.

  • New York Law Journal

    USA v. Weaver

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 30, 2017

    Contractual Disclaimers of Reliance Do Not Render Oral Misrepresentations Immaterial

  • New York Law Journal

    The People v. Arrant

    By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 30, 2017

    Disorderly Conduct Charge Against Defendants Granted Dismissal for Facial Insufficiency

  • New York Law Journal

    Manhattan DA: Some Minor Offenses No Longer Criminal

    By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 30, 2017

    The Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced Friday that it will not prosecute most "turnstile jumping" cases and minor drug offenses, effectively eliminating 20,000 criminal cases a year.

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