For almost a month this past spring and summer, the nation was held captive to a news story out of northern New York involving the escape of two convicted murderers from a maximum security lockup. An important slice of the story pertained to a prison laundry worker...
Month: September 2015
Village police chief arrested on felony drug charges
Another law enforcement officer has joined the long list of public officers charged with illegal drug possession or sales within the past few years. This time it is the 52-year-old male police chief of the village of Portville who has been arrested on drug charges....
Marijuana possession arrests downplayed by 3-term Albany D.A.
Some New York prosecutors are recognizing the futility of continuing to treat marijuana enforcement as a priority. They believe that such a policy simply serves to divert significant resources from battling the growing epidemic of heroin. In the capital region, the...
Hit and run suspect surrenders, faces several felony charges
In New York, manslaughter of the second degree is a felony that involves causing another's death by reckless behavior. Schenectady police arrested a 41-year-old man for that offense on Monday, Aug. 17, and for several other felony charges and misdemeanor offenses. The...
Felony charges filed in AMBER alert for missing 4-year-old girl
When an AMBER alert is issued, the police in multi-state jurisdictions engage in a thoroughly cooperative effort to locate a missing child and apprehend the suspects. An example of that occurred on Sept. 5 when New York State Police apprehended a 47-year-old...
Felony charges for mother who killed baby, lived with corpse
When a criminal defendant's actions with respect to the charged offense are bizarre and perhaps uncharacteristic of the person's general personality, criminal defense counsel must at least explore the possibility of a defense of insanity. One type of situation in...