Criminal Attorney Tag

BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:  COVID-19 will forever alter the criminal justice system   Courts throughout New York State have decided that the ends of justice are served by ordering the postponements on non-essential court matters, as the COVID-19 health crisis outweighs the interest...

BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:  COVID-19 and Defendants Rights in New York State  In New York City, three additional correction officers and at least eight inmates have tested positive for the COVID-19 pandemic.  A doctor on Rikers Island has warned that "a storm...

BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:  The Pro Se Defendant   Many infamous criminals have represented themselves while on trial. Some examples are Colin Ferguson, John Allen Muhammed, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Zacarias Moussaoui, and even Ted Bundy.  They all have one thing in common…. they...

BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:  New York City’s “Vision Zero” Law New York City’s “Vision Zero” Law, which we detailed in an earlier blog post, allows criminal charges to be filed against drivers who strike, and either kill or seriously injure a pedestrian...