ANALYSIS Bail and Discovery Reform: The Third Round A third iteration of changes to the bail and discovery statutes are not transformative but do present a mixed bag for prosecutors and defense counsel. Amid the intense debate over bail and discovery reform in the legislative session that has...
What exactly is a New York State Grand Jury? What is a Grand Jury? A grand jury is a secretive body that is composed of regular people who get jury duty. There are two kinds of jury duty a person can get. The first is a summons...
When does an attempt to commit a crime have equally serious consequences as committing the actual crime itself? In certain situations, an individual intends to commit a crime but falls short. In other situations, prosecutors charge individuals with attempting to commit a crime...
Approximately 97% of all federal criminal defendants plead guilty. Over 80% of the remaining individuals who proceed to trial are convicted. There is, therefore, over a 98% chance that a person charged with a federal crime will ultimately face a judge for purposes of sentencing....
4/20 BLOG: As we glance at our calendars today, we are reminded that it is the time of year when those who celebrate marijuana, cannabis, pot, and weed...
Sentencing Reform: Over the past several years, the issues of bail reform and discovery reform have been front and center in the world of criminal justice. ...
If our client pleads guilty or is convicted of a certain crime, will they be deported? The answer is often more complicated and fact specific than it seems. ...
The unintended consequences of reforms of the criminal justice system implemented two years ago have been far reaching....
Three bills have been introduced which would be transformative and, if enacted, would constitute the most comprehensive overhaul of sentencing laws in the last 50 years....
New York has legalized adult use recreational marijuana for cultivation, processing, and sale in New York. ...