Monday, December 13, 2021

On the improper use by criminal prosecutors of sealed juvenile adjudications in criminal proceedings in New York

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New York State Family Court Act § 381.2, entitled "Use of records in other courts," provides: "1. Neither the fact that a per...

On the necessity of motions in limine (to exclude) re testimony of experts on the ultimate issue of criminal proceedings - whether the defendant killed the alleged victim

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The US Supreme Court has stated a long time ago that for the law to be constitutional, it must be statutory (done by legislature and not by ...

The tricks of New York prosecutors to financially drain the family of criminal defendants on unnecessary pre-trial appearances and reviews to leave them without funds for lawyer to do the trial and get an easy plea

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I have been working for a criminal defense attorney as a paralegal for a number of years, and then myself was a criminal defense attorney in...

On the underused way to get money for experts from the state for indigent criminal defendants in New York

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I hear it from my readers, again and again, how retained private attorneys screw them out of the money for experts and investigators which d...
Sunday, December 12, 2021

On "letter applications" by prosecutors in criminal cases instead of motions on notice according to the CPLR (New York)

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 I have noticed from many submissions of different readers from across the State of New York that often prosecutors "enjoy" a cozy...

On "extraordinary" writs of prohibition in criminal cases

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Recently I got news that one of my former clients did an extraorinary thing - won a very rare "extraordinary" "writ of prohib...

On felony hearings and speedy trial in NY felony cases

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It was always a giant test in restraint for me to be present as an attorney (waiting my clients' turn) at arraignments of criminal defen...