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11 Oct

Posted at 13:46h in Felonies

Everyone living in the U.S. has certain inalienable rights and protections including the right to privacy. Police officers around the country routinely engage in questionable practices under the guise that their actions are promoting public safety. In some cases, however, the actions taken by police officers and investigators teeter on or even cross lines related to the individual rights of citizens.

21 Sep

Posted at 14:50h in Violent Crimes
Professional athletes get paid, and handsomely at that, for essentially being the physically best at what they do. For an NFL football player, these skills include very physical and often violent acts like hitting and tackling. While NFL players routinely see their careers end over shattered bones and dislocated shoulders, today the careers of at least two well-known players may be over as both face criminal charges related to acts of domestic violence.

11 Sep

Posted at 11:25h in Drunk Driving

The negative implications associated with a drunk driving conviction are numerous and serious. While the legal penalties are often the focus of a DWI conviction, an individual is also likely to suffer many adverse personal, professional and financial problems if convicted of a DWI. With so much at stake, it's important that individuals who are facing drunk driving charges take measures to secure a criminal defense attorney who handles DWI matters.

03 Sep

Posted at 14:54h in Violent Crimes
Last week, a New York Post article described a little known, specialized unit of the NYPD that keeps tabs on a number of rappers and hip-hop stars. This shadowy unit is allegedly composed of plainclothes cops whose job it is to investigate crimes and violence in the hip-hop industry. The "Hip-Hop Squad" conducts surveillance at the rap stars' NYC parties, night club appearances and concerts. However, even untalented and amateur rappers can find their way onto the radar of the hip-hop police because the NYPD is also using online rap videos as evidence of gang activity. In some cases, these videos and their violent lyrics have even been used as evidence against defendants at trial.

29 Aug

Posted at 00:00h in White Collar Crimes

Today technology permeates almost every aspect of our lives. Just think about how often you use the Internet to submit a form, transfer money or pay bills, communicate with friends and access information. Additionally, companies readily rely upon intranet systems and websites to communicate with employees, track projects, bill clients and store sensitive business and financial data.

20 Aug

Posted at 15:00h in Violent Crimes
In any criminal case, a conviction of a defendant hinges on the prosecution's ability to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant committed the crime of which he or she is accused. Therefore, the prosecution's case relies heavily on the existence of evidence. When it comes to criminal cases involving violent crimes and those that involve weapons, the prosecution must rely upon evidence including DNA, discovery of a weapon, eye witness accounts and the existence of a motive.

07 Aug

Posted at 13:21h in Felonies

A Brooklyn police officer was charged with demanding sex in exchange for his help in expediting a woman's NYPD application. The officer, Delfin Lantigua, obtained the woman's contact information while working in the applicant processing department. He then allegedly used this information to contact her on Facebook where he made the offer.

01 Aug

Posted at 07:47h in Civil Rights

While video cameras on cell phones are hardly breaking technology, video recordings of police officers using a banned choke-hold technique have been everywhere lately. Cell phone videos have surfaced of Eric Garner of Staten Island suffering a fatal heart attack after an officer used the choke-hold and knocked him to the ground, as well as an incident in East Harlem depicting an officer using the move to restrain an individual who was later charged with turnstile-jumping, and a third video showing an officer in Brooklyn supposedly using the choke-hold on a woman who was accused of illegally grilling on the sidewalk.