Blog Posts in March, 2016

An observer at a New York City criminal court arraignment may hear a judge set bail in a certain amount and will then hear the judge say “and I am ordering a 72-hour surety.” Clients, their families, ...

In my previous post , I discussed how bail works in New York. The next question that usually comes up when discussing this topic is: what are the types of bail that exist? What happens after a judge ...

In any jurisdiction in the United States, a person who is accused of a crime is presumed innocent unless and until his guilt is proven beyond a reasonable doubt as to each element of every crime ...

I am often asked by clients to explain to them the differences between the criminal justice system on the state and federal level . I will try to explain some of the differences in both a succinct way ...