Aggravating Factors in New York DWI Cases
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. If you've been arrested for Driving While Intoxicated ("DWI") or any alcohol- or drugged-driving offense, you may already be wondering what the possible punishment will be....
Licensing of Multiple DWI Offenders by the New York DMV
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. As of October 2012, the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) began applying certain rules to persons with multiple convictions or incidents involving alcohol- or dru...
NY’s Highest Court Upholds SCRAM Bracelet Probation Requirement
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. A sentence of probation for Driving While Intoxicated (“DWI”) often involves a probation officer monitoring the probationer for consumption of alcohol. For instance, a popula...
Are You Eligible for a Hardship Privilege?
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. If you’re arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (“DWI”), your license will likely be suspended at your arraignment. But what about getting to work? How about attending cla...
Not Guilty Verdict in Trial of DWAI Issued at Check Point
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. The attorneys at Pappalardo & Pappalardo secured a not guilty verdict after trial for client A.H., who had been charged with Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol (...
When Your License Gets Suspended for Non-Driving Violations
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Many of us need to drive to get to work, take care of our children, or attend school. However, there is no absolute right to drive in the state of New York - it is consider...
New York Legislature to Consider Lowering BAC Threshold for DWI
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. One state assemblyman has proposed lowering New York’s threshold for misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated (“DWI”), citing a recent recommendation from the National Academi...
Pappalardo & Pappalardo responds to indictment related to Tappan Zee boat crash
Pappalardo & Pappalardo represents John Schumacher, who was one of the passengers on the boat which crashed into a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on the night of July 26, 2013. Mr. Schumacher...
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...
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...
Driving While Intoxicated: Increased Media Interest, Increased Penalties
This very recent double-fatality DWI Case in Putnam County highlights the horrors of DWI and the importance of retaining a criminal defense attorney with extensive experience and knowledge of New York...