Covering trends in the criminal courts, analyzing court stats
By Brian Lee | February 5, 2024
The decades-old IOLA fund pays for low-income state residents' civil legal services, and the coalition said the account is a critical source of infrastructure that will be used to increase salaries. But Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal could upset that plan, they said.
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By Benjamin E. Rosenberg | February 5, 2024
Despite the prevalence of private crime fighting outfits, they largely escape the scrutiny of academics and analysts who think about criminal justice. The organizations, disparate though they are, raise a host of overlapping questions, many of them involving the absence of protections for the accused.
6 minute read
By Emily Saul | February 5, 2024
Mirza worked as an Assistant DA in the Westchester County DA's Office until 2021.
4 minute read
By Barry Kamins | February 5, 2024
In 'People v. Bay', the court acknowledged the raison d'etre of the new law: that the People cannot be ready for trial without having fully complied with their discovery obligations.
10 minute read
By Jane Wester | February 2, 2024
One defendant was arrested while trying to board a flight from JFK to Turkey, prosecutors said, and a third is still at large.
2 minute read
By Brian Lee | February 2, 2024
Speaking during the District Attorneys Association of New York's winter conference, association president John Flynn also commended Hochul for twice helping launch changes since bail reform was enacted in 2020.
4 minute read
By Charles Toutant | February 2, 2024
"Whether it should be or shouldn't be done differently is not up to the court," said Senate President Nicholas Scutari, a chief sponsor of the bill.
4 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | February 2, 2024
"Our goal is to use community-based services to decrease the time needed to restore defendants to competency, thus minimizing delays in moving these cases forward while also reducing recidivism for those who are dealing with substance use and/or behavioral health challenges," said Judge Russell Klein, who will preside over the docket.
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By Amanda Bronstad | February 2, 2024
At a Feb. 2 telephonic hearing, Girardi's Illinois lawyer, Seema Ahmad, asked U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland, of the Northern District of Illinois, to allow her to determine whether her client is mentally competent to stand trial.
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By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | February 2, 2024
Friday's filing came in response to a motion filed last month by a defense attorney who alleged that the district attorney and the special prosecutor were in an inappropriate romantic relationship that created a conflict of interest.
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