Will Marijuana Be Legalized in New York?
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. New York is often considered one of the most liberal states in the United States. Yet in 2019, it still has laws prohibiting the possession of marijuana. New York's governor...
New York’s Criminal Discovery Laws May Soon Be Changing
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. There are only ten states in the US where prosecutors can withhold basic evidence from the defendant until the day a trial begins. New York is one of those states. With the s...
Does “Raise the Age” Legislation Do More Harm Than Good?
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation raising the age of criminal responsibility in the state of New York. The new laws affect many, as nearly 28,000 j...
New York’s Governor Signs Bill Creating Nation’s First Commission to Investigate Prosecutorial Misconduct
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. On August 21, 2018, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation establishing the State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct. The Commission will be the first of its...
How Stealing an Amazon Package Can Lead to Federal Charges
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. After hours of shopping in stores and online, you find the perfect gift for your spouse on Amazon. You order the gift and, on the day of its anticipated delivery, you excit...
John J. Pappalardo Honored With Distinguished Service Award
On June 8, 2018, John J. Pappalardo – senior and founding partner of Pappalardo & Pappalardo, LLP – received the Honorable Richard J. Daronco Distinguished Service Award from the Columbian Lawyers...
New York’s Governor Issues Order to Restore Voting Rights to Parolees
Across the country, approximately 6 million people are disenfranchised because of a felony conviction. Strides are being made to change this, however, as it was recently announced that that New York's...
What You Need to Know About the Opioid Epidemic
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. More than 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016. This represents a dramatic increase (22% increase) in the number of such deaths compared with 2015, where 52,40...
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...
Sextortion and Revenge Porn: What You Need to Know About Possible Changes to the Law
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In his “State of the State” address in early January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to make changes to the criminal justice system – including enac...
NY’s Governor to Push to Criminalize Revenge Porn, Provide More Discovery to Defense Attorneys
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Earlier this month during his “State of the State” address, Governor Andrew Cuomo detailed various efforts on his 2018 agenda that would impact the criminal justice system....
Pappalardo & Pappalardo Client Found “Not Guilty” of Top Counts in Homicide Case
By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. On Tuesday, November 14, a jury in Westchester County Court acquitted Jason Myers of the intentional murder of his girlfriend Ashley McDuffie in August of 2016. The jury de...