The state’s highest court has ordered a new trial because a defense lawyer was not allowed to attend a psychiatric interview with the defendant.

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In a split decision, the state’s highest court has upheld an assault conviction in a case where a juror stood up in court and threatened to leave because she was offended by the language used by one of the lawyers. ...

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The New York State Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that a search of a vehicle conducted by local police was improper because a federal law enforcement officer made the initial traffic stop. Chief Judge Janet DiFiore ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York state’s highest court has upheld a former doctor’s conviction in what was believed to be the state’s first manslaughter case against a physician in an overdose death. The Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is appealing a court decision that has halted trail work in the Adirondacks. The Department of Environmental Conservation is asking the state’s highest court to reverse a mid-level court ruling in a lawsuit filed ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s requirement that infants and preschoolers in city-regulated child care or school-based programs must get yearly flu shots was upheld Thursday by the state’s highest court. The Court of Appeals said that the city’s ...

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The New York State Court of Appeals has suspended Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio  after authorities say she tried to buy a shotgun in violation of her probation for a drunken driving conviction. Astacio was charged Tuesday with attempted ...

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The first openly gay member of New York state’s highest court is being sworn in. Judge Paul Feinman will formally take his place on the Court of Appeals following a ceremony Wednesday in Albany. Feinman has been a judge for ...

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The New York state Court of Appeals has reversed a first-degree sexual abuse conviction because the trial judge improperly allowed testimony about an alleged previous uncharged crime. Richard M. Leonard, 41, was convicted in March 2010 and sentenced to up ...

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New York’s highest court is getting a new judge. The state Senate on Monday confirmed Rowan D. Wilson, a private attorney with commercial litigation experience. Wilson worked at the large Manhattan law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore for more than ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated a private attorney with commercial litigation experience to fill a vacancy on New York’s highest court. Cuomo on Monday tapped Rowan D. Wilson to serve on the state Court of Appeals. Wilson has been with ...

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A recent decision by the state Court of Appeals could change the way some prosecutors get ready for trial. Until now, a prosecutor could show a witness a picture of a defendant shortly before testifying. Usually the practice has not ...

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