A federal judge has ordered the release of a man convicted of drug and weapon charges because of concerns about coronavirus. After being freed, the inmate has been ordered to travel to Rochester and self-quarantine in his father’s home for ...
Tagged with: david g. larimer Luis Quintero U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer
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The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, in a split decision, reversed a lower court, and reinstated assault charges that had been reduced by a judge in Livingston County. The prosecutor appealed the judge’s decision and the Fourth Department agreed ...
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Rochester Institute of Technology and dozens of other colleges and universities across the country are being sued by students seeking a refund of tuition and fees because their schools switched to what they consider an inferior online program after they ...
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A state appeals court has overturned a drunk driving conviction for a lack of evidence. Sarah J. Bradbury was convicted by a state Supreme Court jury in Ontario County in April 2017 of two counts of driving while intoxicated, a ...
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A state appellate court has dismissed a first-degree perjury conviction. Davonne Beckwith, 39, was convicted in June 2017 in state Supreme Court in Onondaga County of the perjury charge and resisting arrest. “We agree with defendant that the People failed ...
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The American Bar Association and legal tech company Paladin have joined forces to help attorneys provide pro bono legal help to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other natural disasters. The ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Legal Services Program and ...
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A state appeals court has reduced the sentence of a man convicted of drug charges in Yates County. James Fenton, 59, was convicted in February 2018 of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a ...
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A man convicted of federal drug charges in 2009 will have part of his sentence reconsidered because of a 2010 law that revamped sentencing guidelines after he was convicted. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday ...
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A state appeals court has ordered a case of menacing police and criminal mischief back to Monroe County Court for a hearing on alleged jury misconduct. In May 2015, a Monroe County Court jury convicted Ryan J. Newman of two ...
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On May 1, the legal community will celebrate Law Day with the theme: Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100. The Monroe County Bar Association will kick off its celebration of Law Day with an online ...
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit established a new precedent with a decision that rejected the appeal of a man who claimed there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him of witness retaliation because he didn’t know ...
Tagged with: Giovanni Cotto United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on Saturday allowing the use of video conferencing tools, like Zoom, for municipal clerks to issue marriage licenses and for couples to get married. But town clerks in Monroe County are not expected ...
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