The New York State Court of Appeals has reversed a lower appellate court ruling, reversed a weapon conviction and dismissed the indictment. Defendant John W. Walls, 27, was convicted in July 2016 of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He ...

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In a split decision, New York state’s highest court has ruled that a New York state Supreme Court justice can issue a search warrant for a criminal investigation to eavesdrop on cellphones that are not actually in New York state. ...

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced nominations to fill two seats on the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court. The nominations are pending confirmation by the New York State Senate. “These individuals bring a wealth of ...

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The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has issued ratings for candidates being considered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo for appointment to the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court. A total of 12 candidates were selected by the ...

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In a split decision, New York state’s highest court has affirmed a lower court ruling that suppressed evidence in a drug and weapon case because of an insufficient search warrant. Over several days, police officers in Suffolk County watched defendant ...

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In a single decision covering 10 separate cases, the state’s highest court has reversed lower court rulings in the Fourth and Second Departments, finding that the defendants did not properly waive their right to appeal. “In each appeal the order ...

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New York state’s highest court has reversed an Appellate Division ruling and dismissed a weapon conviction. A police officer stopped a vehicle because his patrol car’s mobile data terminal (MDT) notified him that there was a “similarity hit,” indicating that ...

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In a split decision of its own, the state’s highest court has reversed a split decision from the Fourth Department that had ruled a traffic stop was legal and affirmed the resulting weapon and drug convictions. In March 2019, the ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo will nominate Justice Paul G. Feinman to serve as an associate judge on the New York State Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Justice Feinman would be the first openly gay person to serve on the Court of ...

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Gerald J. Whalen, the presiding justice of the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Fourth Department, is among the seven candidates nominated to fill a vacancy on the state Court of Appeals. The state Commission on Judicial Nomination prepared the ...

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With the steady march of technological advancement comes the occasional challenge to the use of new technologies by lawyers. Legal technology is changing at a rapid clip, with new tools emerging all the time. No matter what type of technology ...

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The lawyer for three judges challenging a state court policy designed to limit double-dipping claimed Tuesday that the rule doesn’t actually save the state any money. “The state pension fund is paying the pension,” plaintiffs’ attorney Robert A. Spolzino told ...

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