Judge dismisses traffic tickets and criticizes lower court personnel
A Monroe County Court judge dismissed three tickets issued by a traffic monitoring system because the prosecutor failed to present evidence that the Notice of Liability was mailed within 14 days of the alleged offense.
NY appeals court cancels order of protection
A state appeals court has reversed an order of protection from Monroe County Family Court because of a lack of evidence.
Rochester man convicted of second murder
A Rochester man convicted of shooting two people on Denver Street in 2023 was last week convicted of killing another man.
Auto repair specialist buys Greece property for expansion to west side
Redi Imports, the automotive repair business that specializes in European- and Japanese-made vehicles, will be opening a new location in the town of Greece.
Gorilla suit incident leads to defamation lawsuit in Penfield
A man who showed up to a Penfield school board meeting last year dressed in a gorilla suit has sued the district for alleged defamation.
Rochester self storage facility sells for $6M
Jay Street Self Storage in Rochester sold for $6 million to QStorageM, highlighting demand for contractor-grade storage units in the area.
Greece town board ends excessive retirement benefits for managers
Greece town board eliminated unlimited sick day payouts and adjusts health insurance premiums for management retirees, saving taxpayers $100,000 annually.
NY appeals court orders suppression hearing in gun case
A state appeals court has sent a homicide case back to a lower court and ordered a suppression hearing.
Contractor challenges loan priority in Crescent Beach foreclosure
Genesee Construction claims the Crescent Beach lender is improperly reclassifying its mortgage to jump ahead of a $542K mechanic’s lien.
Grandson’s estate keeps property after grandson kills grandfather
The estate of a man who killed his grandfather hours before taking his own life will keep the property the grandfather gave to the grandson.
Rochester man sentenced to max prison term in neighbor’s stabbing death
A Rochester man convicted in the deadly stabbing of a neighbor has been sentenced to the maximum prison term in state Supreme Court.
Second man charged in 1992 Rochester cold case murder
More than three decades after a Rochester woman was found stabbed to death in vacant city lot, a second man was charged.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Reformation of lease: Laun v. Stewart
- Fourth Department – Medical malpractice: Hutchins v. Mestad
- Fourth Department – Peremptory challenges: People v. Jones
- Fourth Department – Assault and imprisonment: People v. Heffernan
- Second Circuit – Miranda: United States v. Pence
- Fourth Department – Relation-back doctrine: Hagerty v. Klein
- Fourth Department – CPL 440 motion: People v. Dennis
- Second Circuit – Seizure of property: Campbell v. Broome County
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Fogel v. Kaleida Health
- Western District Case Notes
- Fourth Department – Child custody: Cheung v. Tran
Law News
- Clients reimbursed $7.6M for lawyers’ wrongdoing in NY
- NY Court of Appeals reverses convictions on speedy trial grounds
- NY Court of appeals reverses arson conviction over illegal arrest
- NY judicial watchdog recommends removing judge
- Judge dismisses traffic tickets and criticizes lower court personnel
- Ithaca woman gets prison time for fatal crash that killed Millport man
- UPS claims NY fees and penalties are unconstitutional
- NY Court of Appeals to review judge’s potential ouster










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