Fourth Department — Burglary: People v. Myers
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Burglary Footprints in the Snow People v. Myers KA 11-01992 Appealed from Niagara County Court Background: The defendant was convicted by a jury of third-degree burglary, […]
Fourth Department — Burglary: People v. Myers
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Burglary Footprints in the Snow People v. Myers KA 11-01992 Appealed from Niagara County Court Background: The defendant was convicted by a jury of third-degree burglary, […]
Court of Appeals — Burglary: People v. Cajigas
New York State Court of Appeals Burglary Intent — Violation of Order of Protection People v. Cajigas No. 167 Judge Graffeo Background: The defendant was subject to an order of […]
Suspect in numerous upstate burglaries arrested
GENEVA — State police say a 22-year-old man is suspected of burglarizing nearly 20 homes in a three-county area of the Finger Lakes region. Troopers say they and Ontario County […]
Burglary: People v. Jamieson
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Burglary Entry by Trickery People v. Jamieson KA 09-02235 Appealed from Erie County Court Background: The defendant was convicted after a bench trial of burglary second […]
Man, 21, charged with attacking woman in shower
BRIGHTON — Police have charged a 21-year-old man with assaulting a woman while she took a shower in her suburban Rochester home. Town of Brighton police tell Rochester media outlets that Christopher Bayer ...
Man sentenced in death on Mohawk reservation
MALONE — A 39-year-old Canadian man has been sentenced to concurrent 25-year prison terms for a slaying on the Mohawk Indian reservation at New York’s northern border. Richard Oakes denied killing Thomas Hathaway in Franklin County Court ...
Burglary: People v. Nix
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Burglary Predicate Felony Sentencing People v. Nix KA 09-00138 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The defendant was convicted after a bench trial of second-degree […]
Burglary: People v. Elder
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Burglary Consecutive Sentencing People v. Elder KA 09-00602 Appealed from Niagara County Court Background: After pleading guilty to second-degree burglary, the defendant was sentenced to consecutive […]
Burglary: People v. Vasquez
Appellate Division, Third Department Burglary Sufficiency of the Evidence People v. Vasquez 100853 Appealed from County Court, Broome County Background: The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for burglary […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Murder: People v. Jones
- Fourth Department – Child visitation: Hoover v. Ester
- Court of Appeals – Delay in prosecution: People v. Woods
- Court of Appeals – Speedy trial motion: People v. Roper
- Fourth Department – Child custody: Matter of Shaiyah H.
- Fourth Department – Disclosure: Harms v. Lewis, et al.
- Fourth Department – Felony murder: People v. Giambelluca
- Fourth Department – Family Court: Crespo v. Wynn
- Fourth Department – Lease agreement: Derkovitz v. UP State Tower Co., LLC
- Fourth Department – Commercial lease agreement: COR Veterans Memorial Drive Co. v. Michaels Stores
- Fourth Department – Negligence: City of Rome v. GHD Consulting Services Inc.
Law News
- Donald Chesworth retires after distinguished legal career
- Lawsuit accuses Rochester police of property damage during search
- Five attorneys honored by Monroe County Bar Association
- Split NY appeals court affirms manslaughter conviction
- Fourth Department rules ‘law office failure’ does not excuse late filing
- Judge suppresses evidence in drug case, cites ‘troubling aspect of police behavior’
- NY appeals court rules EMT is not entitled to jury trial on misconduct complaint
- Law Day – Celebrate judicial independence




