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NEW YORK GUN CRIMES and the SECOND AMENDENT – New US SUPREME COURT Case May have Far Reaching Effects

March 19, 2008 | Tilem & Associates

Westchester based Criminal Defense Law Firm, Tilem & Campbell, is following with great interest the case of District of Columbia v. Heller which was argued in the United States Supreme Court yesterday morning. Peter H. Tilem, Senior Partner at the firm is a former member of the Firearms Trafficking Unit of the New York County District Attorney’s Office and has handled numerous firearms and weapons related cases both as a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. The firm, Tilem & Campbell owns the domain name handgunattorney.com and has handled numerous firearms and weapons related cases in both Federal and State Court.

The Heller case involves a Federal challenge to the District of Columbia ban on private possession of handguns. This marks the first Second Amendment case considered by the United States Supreme Court since 1939. The question being considered by the Supreme Court in this case is whether the District of Columbia ban violates the rights of citizens who, though not part of any militia, wish to keep handguns in their home. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has already ruled that the ban is unconstitutional and has struck down the DC law. The decision from the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to have far reaching ramifications.

If the Supreme Court agrees with the Circuit Court, it will mark the first time in this nation’s history that the Supreme Court has applied the Second Amendment to citizens not a part of a State Militia and therefore can have an impact on the gun laws of States throughout the Country. New York City and other localities throughout New York State that have particularly restrictive gun laws may be profoundly affected by the Decision particularly if the Supreme Court Decision upholds the Circuit Court ruling.

NEW YORK LAW FIRM TILEM & CAMPBELL – RNN VIDEO

March 12, 2008 | Jasmine Hernandez

As promised, here is a the video of New York Criminal Defense Attorney Peter Tilem commenting on the Governor Spitzer prostitution scandal.

As discussed in my previous post Peter Tilem, the managing partner here at the White Plains, New York law firm of Tilem & Campbell which owns the domain name escortattorney.com was asked to comment on the scandal and specifically whether Governor Spitzer was likely to be charged. Please see below.

New York Law Firm Tilem & Campbell in the News – Regional News Network

March 11, 2008 | Tilem & Associates

RNN, the Regional News Network just came by the office to get comments from Criminal Defense Lawyer Peter Tilem the managing partner here at the firm about the prostitution and Mann Act issues in which New York Governor Elliot Spitzer finds himself embroiled. The firm has handled numerous prostitution related cases and while John and I are often the “go to” lawyers here in Westchester County for the media to get their legal comments, it is nice to be able to comment on an issue with which we are so familiar.

Tilem & Campbell, PC owns the web domain name escortattorney.com and has had the opportunity to represent clients in a wide variety of prostitution related cases that go far beyond simple prostitution. As such, John was a natural choice to comment on the Governor Spitzer situation.

John explained to RNN that while the Governor’s conduct may have technically violated the Mann Act, it is unlikely that he will be prosecute because customers also referred to as “Johns” (no pun is intended) are usually not prosecuted under the Mann Act. John explained that often, federal investigations often focus more on the organizers and managers and the prostitutes or customers.