Westchester New York Criminal Defense Attorney Blog

John J. Pappalardo and John D. Pappalardo honored as “Men of the Year”

On Friday, September 28, 2012, the Generoso Pope Foundation is sponsoring the Columbus Day Committee of Eastchester & Tuckahoe’s Eighth Annual Scholarship Dinner at The Fountainhead in New Rochell...

Attorney John Pappalardo works with legendary criminal defense attorney Benjamin Brafman

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4 Officers Charged After a Brawl in Yonkers

WHITE PLAINS — Four New York City police officers were charged Friday over their roles in a late-night brawl in Yonkers in September in which a man suffered a cracked skull outside a strip of Iris...

Jury acquits Yonkers mother in tot’s killing

Eastchester grad faces California murder charge

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Justice Scalia Reminds Prosecutors that the Constitution Isn’t Optional in Melendez-Diaz

The recent United States Supreme Court holding in the case of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts is a huge victory for criminal defense attorneys, and more importantly for the rights of defendants and the...

Victims of False Rape Allegations Beginning to Get Justice

Rape is an extremely serious crime. The psychological effects that it can have on a victim are severe and sometimes lifelong. Largely because of the severity of this crime, a false rape allegation c...

New York State’s Tough New Drunk Driving Laws

On November 18, 2009, Governor Patterson signed into law the Child Passenger Protection Act (Leandra’s Law). As a result, New York State now has some of the toughest drunk driving laws in the entire...

John D. Pappalardo Quoted by NY Times in High Profile Human Trafficking Case

According to the New York Times there have been less than 18 arrests under New York State’s human trafficking law, which took effect in 2007. Those arrests have resulted in even fewer prosecutions; th...

Man Wrongfully Accused of Threatening to Kill President Obama Vindicated

It is an undeniable fact that 9/11 and the threat of terrorism has changed our country forever. Admirably, the safety of its citizenry has become our government’s top priority. However, this hyper-scr...

Human Trafficking Prosecutions Come to Westchester County

Recently the crime of human trafficking is one that has received significant coverage from the news media and an accompanying raised level of awareness in local communities. As a result, prosecution f...

Drunk Driving or Drag Racing May Cost You Your Car

Criminal defense attorney John Pappalardo of the Westchester New York law firm of Pappalardo & Pappalardo, an expert in both Driving While Intoxicated and Illegal Speed Contests law, spoke in fron...