New York Criminal Defense Blog


New stricter penalties for NY DWI convictions unanimously passed the New York Assembly and the Senate, and the new law was signed by Governor Patterson. “Leandra’s Law” includes a number of DWI penalty enhancements, including felony charges for drunk driving with a child under 16 in the car, and mandatory ignition interlock device installation for all DWI convictions. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 12:21 pm and is filed under DWI. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

In two Bronx housing projects this week, local and federal law enforcement swept down to sweep up a major drug problem. Fifty three people have been indicted for various drug and weapons charges following the bust, and at least several gang members. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 3:51 pm and is filed under drug possession. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.