New York Criminal Defense Blog

Earlier this month Governor Patterson signed legislation that made a computerized network of stop and frisk data illegal. The database was used to track names and information about people who had been stopped, though they had rarely done anything wrong. This data was then often used to make future stops on people who had done nothing more than made themselves available to police searches and questioning. [Read More...]

Last year, New York changed some of the most historically harsh drug sentencing laws in the country. Known as the Rockefeller drug laws, they were enacted during the tough on crime 1970s. However, tough on crime wasn’t necessarily effective, locking people up for lengthy sentences on non violent crimes. [Read More...]