New York criminal trial lawyers know that New York criminal trials are all governed by the New York Rules of Evidence (NYRE). The NYRE cover which evidence is admissible and how courts should go about determining whether contested evidence should be admitted and presented to the jury. Given the importance of…
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DSK Rape Case Highlights Important Issue that Few Prosecutors Take Seriously – BRADY MATERIAL
The reported collapse of the Dominique Strauss Kahn rape case highlights an important principle in criminal procedure that few prosecutors take seriously but that has experienced criminal defense lawyers tearing their hair out. Prosecutors MUST turn over evidence that the defendant is not the perpetrator of the crime to the…
IMF CHIEF STRAUSS-KAHN ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, or DSK as he is often known in the international press, head of the International Monetary Fund was arrested earlier this week for a sexual assault on a hotel maid in Manhattan. DSK is currently remanded, pending the outcome of a new york grand jury investigation and is…
NEW TRIAL ORDERED IN MURDER/RAPE FROM 1994
The New York State Appellate Court sitting in Brooklyn ordered a new trial for Anthony DiPippo who was convicted of rape and murder back in 1997. It was since discovered that Mr. DiPippo’s attorney in 1997 had a conflict of interest which denied Mr. DiPippo effective assistance of counsel. Attorneys…
Tilem & Campbell Scores Huge Win In Queens Supreme Court, Acquittal on All Charges in Attempted Rape Case
Tilem & Campbell senior partner, Peter H. Tilem won a huge Court victory after his client was found not-guilty of all charges in connection with an Attempted Rape in the First Degree case stemming from a 2008 incident in Queens. The client had been facing up to 15 years in…
TRIAL COURT NEED NOT TO INFORM DEFENDANT THAT HE FACED MANDATORY SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AS A RESULT OF HIS GUILTY PLEA
As experienced criminal defense lawyers we are all too familiar with New York’s onerous Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA). SORA requires the registration of individuals convicted in New York State of certain sex offenses and demonstrates what could happen when inexperienced defense attorneys fail to inform their clients of all…