Tag Archives: New York Criminal Defense Attorney
Apologetic Giants Rookie QB Will Not Face Discipline After Arrest
One week after he was arrested for a string of traffic violations near the Lincoln Tunnel, fourth-round pick Kyle Lauletta said he was sorry and coach Pat Shurmur said he would not suspend the young man. The charges included obstructing administration of law, eluding police, resisting arrest, reckless driving, improper turn, disregarding an officer’s… Read More »
Dykstra’s Dispute With Uber Driver Heads To Court
Troubled former Met Lenny Dykstra is back in trouble again. Union County authorities recently filed charges against the erstwhile outfielder stemming from his bizarre dispute with an Uber driver in May 2018. Appearing in criminal court with his attorney, Mr. Dykstra pleaded not guilty to one count of making a terroristic threat and two… Read More »
Shaky Forensic Evidence Taints Thousands Of Drug Cases
Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court has already thrown out 11,000 drug convictions that a disgraced chemist handled, and that number may only be the beginning. In 2014, former state chemist Sonja Farak pleaded guilty to evidence tampering charges. She was a lead investigator in Amherst’s methamphetamine lab between 2009 and 2013. According to court documents,… Read More »
Fyre Festival Fraud Mastermind Asks For Leniency
Unless a Manhattan judge shows mercy, Billy McFarland might spend over ten years in prison for his role in orchestrating a 2017 fraud scheme. His lawyer made just such a plea, insisting that his client had bipolar disorder which caused “delusional beliefs of having special and unique talents that will lead to fame and… Read More »
Judge Arraigns Kings Plaza Arson Suspect
A judge ordered 23-year-old Evon Stephens held without bail after he allegedly confessed to one of the largest arson crimes in Brooklyn history. Earlier, a blazing inferno at the Brooklyn parking garage totaled at least 135 cars and injured at least 21 people. Eighteen of these individuals were firefighters. According to prosecutors, surveillance video… Read More »
Jets Linebacker Draws One-Game Suspension
After Kevin Pierre-Louis accepted a plea deal for marijuana possession in Kansas City, the National Football League determined that he violated the league’s substance abuse policy and suspended him without pay for the team’s season opener. Following a January traffic stop, authorities charged Mr. Pierre-Louis with several misdemeanors; the marijuana possession charge was the… Read More »
Debunking Some Common Breathalyzer Myths
“If you’ve been drinkin’ then suck on Lincoln.” Many New Yorkers have heard breathalyzer myths like this one. There is usually at least some truth in myths like this one. But as Alexander Pope once wrote, “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” DUI cases have some facts as well as some myths. The… Read More »
Second Suspect In Custody For 2017 Slaying
Over a year after they arrested one suspect, NYPD officers arrested another man for his role in the 2017 death of Robert D’Onofrio. Twenty-seven year-old Abaise Brabam, of Marietta, Ga., was arrested and charged with murder and several other criminal counts. Police speculate that Mr. Brabam and his accomplice, 27-year-old Derek Simpkins, surprised Mr…. Read More »
Jets Linebacker Gets Suspended Sentence In Second DUI
Dylan Donahue will be on probation for three months after he pleaded guilty to DUI in Billings. It’s his second DUI conviction. According to prosecutors, Donahue hit an abandoned vehicle and wrecked his car. No one was injured, but according to a blood test, his alcohol level was .14. That’s almost twice the legal… Read More »
The Sexual Offense Registry in New York
For many individuals, the worst punishment for a sex offense is not the prison sentence or lengthy probation, although those things are very, very bad. Perhaps more often than not, New York’s very strict sex offender registry is what scares people the most. Without a doubt, the system is one of the most restrictive… Read More »
