A New York appeals court has reversed a weapon conviction and granted a new trial based on the admission of a jail phone call he made.

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A New York appeals court has reversed a weapon conviction because of an illegal search.

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A New York appeals court has reversed a decision to classify a man as a level two sex offender, granted a new hearing and replaced the man’s assigned counsel.

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A New York appeals court has ordered a new trial in a robbery case because a police investigator who testified at the trial had contact with the jury during deliberations.

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A state appeals court has ordered a new trial in a sex abuse case because of testimony that should not have been allowed.

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A New York appeals court ordered a new trial for a disbarred attorney who represented himself because the judge didn't explain dangers of not using a lawyer.

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A state appeals court has reversed a 2018 conviction for criminal possession of forgery devices and suppressed key evidence in the case.

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The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Third Department, has sent a case involving a paternity question back to Schenectady County Family Court due to ineffective assistance of counsel by the attorney representing the child. In August 2016, the Schenectady ...

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The New York State Court of Appeals has decided that a policy that prohibits double dipping by state Supreme Court justices is legal and constitutional. Three state Supreme Court justices challenged the policy that wouldn’t let them stay on the ...

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ALBANY — The Appellate Division, Third Department has rejected claims that New York’s new gun law violates the state constitution because it was passed too quickly and restricts the rights of a citizen militia. The decision Wednesday upheld a judge’s ...

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ALBANY — Backers of natural gas drilling and environmental advocates wrangled Thursday over whether New York’s towns have the legal right to ban oil and gas development in a fight that could ultimately be decided by the state’s highest court. ...

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The way the state Tax Appeals Tribunal has been interpreting provisions of state tax laws on industrial development erodes its goal of fostering economic development, according to two recent decisions by the Appellate Division, Third Department. Two area companies, represented ...

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