Hate crimes are on the rise and some New York City officials blame the increase on Trump.
READ MOREMichael Brown Could Have Just Stopped Running
Ferguson, Missouri ripped apart in August 2014 when a white police officer, Darren Wilson, shot and killed a black teenager, Michael Brown. Protests echoed from America’s east coast to west coast, but maybe it took a New York City playwright to put the pieces together.
READ MOREUnderstanding the Texas Habitual Offender Law
Under the Texas Habitual Offender law, someone can be classified as a habitual offender if he or she has two prior felonies. If you have two prior felonies and are charged with another crime, the Habitual Offender or “Three Strikes” law can enhance the punishment ranges under the Texas Penal Code. In most cases, prior […]
READ MOREA Fifty-Year Fight For Exoneration In New York City
Fifty-years is a long time to wage a legal battle. It’s way too long when you’re the one fighting and you’ve been innocent the entire time.
READ MOREFor Harvey Weinstein The Hits Keep Coming — But Not In A Good Way
Deposed Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein gets caught in more accusations and allegations of sexual abuse, and the public learns more about the “forcible touching” law.
READ MOREF-Bombs Litter The Courtroom And Elsewhere
A word which used to be limited to locker rooms and schoolyard spats is now getting national coverage thanks to a trio of offenders — including a New York City judge who was instructed to begin his retirement a month early.
READ MOREStrange And Unusual New York Criminal Laws & Statutes
New York may have more laws per capita than any other American nation. Not all of them make sense. Written decades ago with a valid purpose, the intent has gotten lost in the mists of time. Yet the laws remain on the books. Here are a few:
READ MOREAmerican Citizen Convicted in Suicide Attack
A failed suicide bombing in Afghanistan raises old arguments: should an American be tried in an American court of law for crimes committed while serving with the enemy, or should that person be killed in a drone strike. Execution without due process is the avenue American jurists are weighing.
READ MOREInternational Phishing Con Catches New York Trainer
What makes an upscale, personal training living the good life in New York fall for a phishing scheme which lands her in jail? G.R.E.E.D. “You can only cheat a greedy person,” said Mark Twain. Shannon Pettinger appears to be living proof. Pettinger’s greed led her to be linked with an international phishing scam that netted her “bosses” $100 million dollars and left Pettinger facing years in prison.
READ MORENew York Police Release Body Camera Footage of Bronx Shooting
The New York Police Department has released body camera footage related to the standoff between the police and Miguel Richards, a 31 year old exchange student from Jamaica. The police repeatedly asked Richards what he had in his hand and even warned him that they would shoot him. He did not respond to any of the verbal commands made by the officers. The officers, believing that he had a gun, fired a hail of 16 bullets.
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