The Criminalization of Dangerous Driving In New York, the prosecution of sober drivers who disregard minor traffic regulations and cause the death or physical injury of other motorists, pedestrians or bicyclists, has been criticized as weak or non-existent. This is due, in large part, to a...
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.: (Un)lawful traffic stops and the exclusionary rule American courts use the exclusionary rule to deter police officers and other government agents from abusing constitutional rights. According to the rule, courts will suppress evidence that the government obtains through...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: DNA databases, Ancestry.com, and Privacy Can your Ancestry.com purchase help solve a crime? Forensic genealogy is the use of DNA to help solve crimes. CODIS is the largest and primary law enforcement DNA database. It is maintained by the...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: Can the police Photoshop a mugshot before showing it to a witness? Continuing on our discussion from last week concerning the use of facial recognition software to identify suspects, another disturbing trend has developed in the area of suspect...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: NYPD Using Facial Recognition Software to Identify Suspects On August 16, the police arrested a man after he placed a pair of rice cookers in the subway, sparking terror among many who thought they were bombs. They turned...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: The Criminal Justice System & the Vanishing Trial They say lady justice is blind, for her blindfold represents objectivity, the ability to allocate justice without the fright of bribe, without the influence of money, wealth, power and identity. ...
New York Eliminates a Criminal Defense: A Due Process Violation? On June 30th, New York became the seventh state to ban what is referred to as the “gay and trans panic defense”. Under the new law (Ch.45, L. 2019) that became effective immediately, a defendant is...
BLOG: #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq. - New York State recently enacted CPL 160.59 Did you know: Our Partner Michael Jaccarino recently successfully petitioned New York County Criminal Court to seal the prior conviction and criminal record of an Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins client, a great...
You can’t turn on the news without hearing about the Harvey Weinstein case, which is precisely why the hearing on Friday was so important to our #ABKLaw Defense Team helmed by Executive Partner Marianne Bertuna, accompanied by Diana Fabi Samson, Arthur Aidala and Hon. Barry...