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New trial granted in weapon case after phone call improperly admitted
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.
Weapon conviction reversed over contradictory testimony
A New York appeals court has reversed a weapon conviction because of an illegal search.
Sex offender gets new hearing and appointed attorney
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.
Jury contacts lead new trial to be granted in robbery case
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.
New trial ordered in sex abuse case
A state appeals court has ordered a new trial in a sex abuse case because of testimony that should not have been allowed.
New trial ordered for pro se defendant in grand larceny case
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.
New York appeals court reverses conviction over illegal police search
A state appeals court has reversed a 2018 conviction for criminal possession of forgery devices and suppressed key evidence in the case.
Appeals court remands paternity case
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 […]
Court of Appeals OKs ban on ‘double dipping’
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 […]
Court refuses to block tougher NY gun law
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 […]
Court hears arguments on local fracking bans
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 […]
Companies get favorable ruling on ‘rolling stock’
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 […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Appellate counsel: United States v. Samuels
- Fourth Department – Pre-answer motion to dismiss: Villalba v. City of Auburn, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Office of Children and Family Services: Lawyers for Children, et al. v. NYS Office of Children and Family Services, et a.
- Fourth Department – Assault: People v. Talley
- Court of Appeals – Family Court Act: Abdoch v. Abdoch
- Second Circuit – Medicaid: Bellin v. McDonald
- Fourth Department – Family Court: Sprague v. Younes
- Second Circuit – False Claims Act: United States of America v. Amazon.com Inc.
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Jarrod W.S. v. Jordan-Elbridge CSD, et al.
- Western District Case Notes
- Second Circuit – Distribution of a controlled substance: United States v. Parasmo
Law News
- Convictions reversed over illegal NY State Police search
- NY judge rejects motion to collect on Iowa court judgment
- Bronx prosecutor misses filing deadline by 12 seconds
- Second-degree murder count reversed, leaving first-degree conviction
- Court of Appeals ends foster care program
- Experts highlight tax and regulatory changes
- NY appeals court reinstates robbery indictment
- Court of Appeals affirms convictions despite tainted transcript
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