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2 plead guilty in SUNY student’s OD death
GENESEO — Two former students at a western New York college have pleaded guilty in connection to the drug-related death of a fellow student last year. Twenty-one-year-old Michael Green of Brooklyn and 23-year-old Richard Rovner of Buffalo both pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Livingston County court to attempting to tamper with evidence. They’ll each have […]
Fourth Department – Guilty Plea: People v. Darling
Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Guilty Plea – Underlying Facts People v. Darling KA 12–02108 Appealed from Chautauqua County Court Background: The defendant pleaded guilty to a drug felony, but contended on appeal that the plea was not knowing, voluntary and intelligent. The defendant did not move to withdraw the guilty plea or to vacate […]
Fourth Department – Guilty Plea: People v. Williams
Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Guilty Plea – Mental Illness People v. Williams KA 13–00597 Appealed from Seneca County Court Background: The defendant pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate. On appeal, he argued that his guilty plea was not voluntarily made, due to his mental illness. Ruling: Conviction affirmed. The […]
Second Circuit: United States v. Adams
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Guilty Plea – Medications and Heart Condition United States v. Adams 13-146-cr Judges Walker, Hall and Murtha Background: The defendant appealed from a judgment following a plea of guilty convicting him of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over […]
WNY man shot by deputy pleads guilty
A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a crime spree that ended with him being shot by a sheriff’s deputy in a Rochester suburb. Local media reported that Vincenzo Zagari of Ogden pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Rochester court to two counts of attempted robbery and one count of menacing a police […]
Court of Appeals — Guilty Plea: People v. Baret
New York State Court of Appeals Guilty Plea Deportation — Retroactive Application of ‘Padilla’ People v. Baret No. 105 Judge Read Background: At issue on appeal is whether Padilla v. Kentucky applies retroactively in state court post-conviction proceedings The Supreme Court in Chaidez v. United States held that Padilla did not apply retroactively in federal […]
Fourth Buffalo employee admits stealing
Franklin Lopez, 33, of Buffalo, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to stealing thousands of dollars from the city of Buffalo, a governmental agency receiving federal funding. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both. Lopez, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Maura K. […]
Second Circuit — Guilty Plea: United States v. Yousef
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Guilty Plea Extraterritorial Application of Criminal Statute — Nexus with United States United States v. Yousef 12-4822 Judges Sack, Lynch and Lohier Background: The defendant appealed following his plea of guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The […]
‘East Ave rapist’ pleads guilty
Marvin Sevilla-Rosales, 20, pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree rape, predatory sexual assault and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with incident last summer. He admitted raping a young woman in June in the front yard of an apartment building on East Avenue and raping another young woman five days later in July in an apartment on […]
Downstate attorney pleads to theft, perjury
Stephen Jackson, 56, a New York City attorney, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $50,000 from client settlement funds. Jackson, according to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., admitting taking the money by making numerous ATM withdrawals from the funds, which were under his control. He also pleaded guilty to lying and falsifying […]
Port Authority attorney pleads guilty
Christopher Hartwyk, 53, of Essex, N.J., former deputy general counsel at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has pleaded guilty in New York County Criminal Court to second-degree offering a false instrument for filing. Hartwyk, according to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., admitted submitting a fraudulent letter falsely indicating the […]
Naples man admits lying to FBI
Brandon Todd, 20, of Naples, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr., to making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Todd, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer M. Noto, called the FBI […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Verdugo v. Fox Building Group
- Fourth Department – Out-of-possession landlord: Truax v. M.D. Meyer’s Properties
- Fourth Department – Discovery: Sylvester v. Sanders
Law News
- Espinosa named general counsel at Greenlight Networks
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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