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After the failed car bombing in Times Square last month, grainy video images were broadcast across the country of the vehicle and a man next to it changing his shirt. The video was likely poured over for days in an attempt to find some clue at who was responsible for the offense. Ultimately, however, it did nothing to help. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Monday, May 24th, 2010 at 3:41 pm and is filed under criminal law, license plate scanners. 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.

A 17 year old in Cattaraugus County faces felony sex offense charges for receiving and forwarding a nude photo from an underage teen girlfriend. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at 9:42 pm and is filed under criminal law. 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.

You have a right to an attorney and if you can’t afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. The landmark Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright ensures this right. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 at 10:29 pm and is filed under criminal law. 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.

A recent probe into Governor David A. Paterson’s role in a protection order incident is bringing the court orders into the public light, revealing their benefits and shortcomings in protecting victims of domestic violence and other such crimes. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 3:56 pm and is filed under criminal law. 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.