Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest criminal justice reform proposals got mixed reviews from the local legal community. As part of a series of regional State of the State speeches in which he has outlined proposals on several far-ranging issues, Cuomo on ...

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You walk into the conference room to start preparing your witness and wonder: What is he or she thinking? What are the expectations and misconceptions? Put another way, what is the song playing in the witness’s head, and what are ...

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POUGHKEEPSIE — Rosie, who made history in the city of Poughkeepsie as the first dog permitted to accompany a witness in a New York courtroom, has died. Its owner says the golden retriever died last week. She was 13. In ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Witness Testifying in Military Uniform People v. Pritchett KA 10-00810 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The defendant was convicted of second-degree  assault after a jury trial. He contended on appeal that the victim testifying ...

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In the political high season, pre-packaged messages extoll or disparage candidates inundating our airwaves. Most of it is negative. The old adage about negative political commercials is that no one likes them but they work.

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ALBANY — A day after a special prosecutor cleared Gov. David A. Paterson of allegations that he tampered with a witness who had accused a top aide of domestic violence, he says he regrets dropping out of the race ...

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Success at trial largely depends on how your witnesses perform and what happens when your client takes the stand. While many attorneys attempt to prepare their witnesses ...

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