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Attorney and law firm sanctioned for AI mistakes in court filing
A New York court ordered monetary sanctions for an attorney and his law firm after a brief contained fake citations apparently generated by an artificial intelligence tool.
NY appeals court reinstates robbery indictment
A state appeals court has reinstated a robbery indictment for allegedly acting in concert with two other individuals to rob the complainant at gunpoint.
NY Court of Appeals denies FOIL request
New York state’s highest court has reversed a lower court ruling and blocked the release of records sought under the state’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
NY appeals court overturns gun conviction over illegal search
A state appeals court has reversed a conviction for second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon because of an illegal search.
New murder trial ordered after courtroom spectator was banned
A New York state appellate court has ordered a new trial in a murder case because the judge improperly excluded a spectator from the trial.
NY appeals court vacates gun conviction because of illegal police search
A New York appeals court has reversed a weapon conviction because of an illegal police search.
NY appeals court reverses murder conviction
A New York appeals court has dismissed a murder charge because of insufficient evidence and granted a new trial on other charges.
NY assault conviction overturned by appeals court
A New York appeals court has dismissed an assault conviction because the prosecution failed to provide required discovery materials.
NY appeals court reverses petit larceny conviction
A New York appeals court has reversed a petit larceny conviction because of a faulty plea colloquy.
Impaired driving charges reinstated by NY appeals court
A New York appeals court has reinstated an impaired driving charge that had been dismissed on speedy trial grounds.
NY court dismisses DWI charges on speedy trial grounds
A New York appeals court has dismissed a driving while impaired conviction on speedy trial grounds.
NY appeals court reverses 2006 robbery and assault convictions over insufficient evidence
In a split decision, a state appeals court has reversed robbery and assault convictions because of insufficient evidence.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Collateral estoppel: Busch v. County of Erie, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Best evidence rule: People v. Coggins
- Fourth Department – Unlawful inventory search: People v. Boatwright
- Second Circuit – Fossil-fuel powered appliances: Assoc. of Contracting Plumbers v. CNY; Mulhem Gas Co., v. Mosley
- Fourth Department – Dismissal of the indictment: People v. Anderson
- Fourth Department – Municipal liability: Battey v. Village of Youngstown
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Cindy W. v. Waterloo Central School Dist.
- Court of Appeals – Hateful Conduct Law: Volokh, et al. v. James
- Second Circuit – Free Exercise: Miller v. McDonald
- Court of Appeals – Recording police activity: Reyes v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Tax liens and levies: Besicorp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Law News
- Genesee Valley Club to pay $1.05M to settle federal case
- Major Rochester-area auto dealer accused of fraud in federal loan program
- Rochester attorney Donald O. Chesworth Jr. has died
- Split NY appeals court affirms conviction in kidnapping of daughter
- Greece man accused of stealing from class-action settlement funds
- NY AG investigating Schuyler County death involving DOCCS officer
- Rochester man files suit over ‘warning notice’ from ICE
- Lawsuit dismissed in Rochester police chase car crash
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