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Is an Equipment Violation Ticket Probable Cause for a DWI Stop?

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. As we discussed in our recent blog, a car stop by a police officer is lawful in only a certain number of situations. One is when the copy has probable cause to believe the...

Assault Charges in New York: Misdemeanor or Felony?

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Assault is one of the most common charges in the criminal legal system in New York. Yet many don’t understand why its charged sometimes as a misdemeanor, and sometimes as a...

RAI for Sex Offense Registration May Change With New Bill

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In New York, persons convicted of certain sexual offenses are required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act (“SORA”). They are assigned a risk level, mostly...

When Your Criminal Court Accusatory Instrument Contains Errors

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Lots of paperwork gets filed when you’re charged in criminal court. For example, the accusatory instrument, supporting deposition, bill of particulars, order of protection....

What to Do When You’re the Subject of a Police Investigation

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. “Hi, this is Officer Smith from the Police Department. I’d like to set up a time for you to come to the station to speak with me about your involvement in an incident we re...

Crisis Intervention Teams and Policing: What They Are, How They Work

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Throughout 2020, much of the news cycle has been about police reform. One proposed change would be to expand the use of Crisis Intervention Teams in policing. But what is a...

Case Study: Can the Police Stop Your Vehicle for an Impound Report?

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. A police officer may perform a license plate inquiry on any vehicle on the road and can do so even before a traffic stop. Sometimes, the inquiry tells an officer if the reg...

The “Gay Panic” Defense: Outlawed In New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In the summer of 2019, New York became one of several states to ban “gay panic” defenses in homicide cases. Now, defendants cannot defend against a murder charge by claimin...

Mistakes Not to Make When You’ve Been Arrested in New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. If you’ve been arrested in New York, there are certain basics you should understand about the criminal justice system. Often times, people ask what they should do to help...

Cancel Culture and Its Conflict With Criminal Justice Reform

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Online boycotts seem to happen nearly every day to celebrities and politicians. Sometimes it happens to a restaurant or business. And even non-public figures can be the tar...

Case Study: Use of Low Copy Number DNA Evidence in Criminal Trials

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. The “CSI effect” can refer to jurors believing in the infallibility of DNA evidence in criminal trials. However, is all DNA evidence reliable? For example, in People v. Cad...

Repeal of Section 50-a: Disclosure of Police Disciplinary Records

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. On Friday, June 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation repealing a law which prevented the disclosure of law enforcement disciplinary records to the public....

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