Search | Criminal Legal News

New York Court of Appeals Announces Traffic Stop of Bicyclist Is Seizure Under Both Fourth Amendment and State Constitution Requiring Reasonable Suspicion of Crime or Probable Cause of Traffic Violati...

Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024

Filed under: Traffic stop, Seizure, Freedom of Movement, Traffic Stops

New York Court of Appeals Announces Traffic Stop of Bicyclist Is Seizure Under Both Fourth Amendment and State Constitution Requiring Reasonable Suspicion of Crime or Probable Cause of Traffic Violation by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Court of Appeals of New York suppressed incriminating evidence recovered from a cyclist …

‘How The Government Created a Terrorist’: FBI-Manufactured Crimes Reveal Urgent Need for Reforms

Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024

Filed under: Entrapment, Predisposition/Inducement, Government Deception and Trickery, Compassionate Release

‘How The Government Created a Terrorist’: FBI-Manufactured Crimes Reveal Urgent Need for Reforms by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In 2008, snitch Shahed Hussain worked as a paid informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”). Hussain met James Cromitie in the parking lot of a mosque in impoverished Newburgh, …

New York Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction Because Testifying Criminalist Not Shown to Have Requisite Involvement in DNA Testing Process and Provides Guidance to Avoid Future Sixth Amendment Confro...

Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, Eyewitness Testimony, Crime Lab Reports

New York Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction Because Testifying Criminalist Not Shown to Have Requisite Involvement in DNA Testing Process and Provides Guidance to Avoid Future Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause Violations by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Court of Appeals of New York reversed a case where the …

BOC -City of New York-Statement on Chemical Agent Report -Feb. 2024

Publication • February 21, 2024

Filed under: Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Excessive Force

BOC -City of New York-Statement on Chemical Agent Report -Feb. 2024 Dwayne C. Sampson, Chair DeAnna Hoskins, Vice Chair Rachael Bedard, M.D. Robert L. Cohen, M.D. Felipe Franco Jacqueline Miriam Pitts Joseph Ramos Jacqueline Sherman Jude Torchenaud BOARD OF CORRECTION CITY OF NEW YORK 2 LAFAYETTE STREET, SUITE 1221 NEW …

NYPD Has Spent Millions of Dollars on Social Media Analysis Tools

Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024

Filed under: Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance

NYPD Has Spent Millions of Dollars on Social Media Analysis Tools by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) has spent millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money buying products from tech company Voyager Labs that claims it can analyze social media to track …

New York Court of Appeals: Forensic Findings Establishing Possible Alternative Cause of Injuries in Sex-Crime Prosecution Admissible Under ‘Interest of Justice’ Exception to Rape Shield Law

Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024

Filed under: Rape Shield Rule

New York Court of Appeals: Forensic Findings Establishing Possible Alternative Cause of Injuries in Sex-Crime Prosecution Admissible Under ‘Interest of Justice’ Exception to Rape Shield Law by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The New York Court of Appeals held a trial court erroneously applied New York’s Rape Shield Law …

NYC Board of Correction-An Assessment of the Use of Chemical Agents in NYC Jails - Feb 2024

Publication • February 1, 2024

Filed under: Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Excessive Force

NYC Board of Correction-An Assessment of the Use of Chemical Agents in NYC Jails - Feb 2024 . . . . . Boardof . .T . . Correction AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS IN NEW YORK CITY JAILS February 2024 1 Table of Contents I. Executive Summary …

NYPD’s Solution for Abusive Cops Who Cost Taxpayers Millions of Dollars in Civil Suits—Promote Them

Article • January 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2024

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Police/Govt Misconduct

NYPD’s Solution for Abusive Cops Who Cost Taxpayers Millions of Dollars in Civil Suits—Promote Them by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The New York Police Department (“NYPD”) hired David Grieco as an officer in 2006. Earning the street name “Bullethead,” Grieco was named in 17 lawsuits between his hiring and …

Appendix XXX-Council Bill 549-A-Passed 12.20.23

Publication • December 20, 2023

Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Appendix XXX-Council Bill 549-A-Passed 12.20.23 Appendix XXX – Council Bill 549-A – Passed December 20, 2023 By the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Rivera, Cabán, Hudson, Won, Restler, Hanif, Avilés, Nurse, Sanchez, Narcisse, Krishnan, Abreu, Louis, Farías, De La Rosa, Ung, Ossé, Gutiérrez, Richardson Jordan, Joseph, Brannan, Menin, …

New York Court Rules Police Allowed to Use Familial DNA Searches

Article • December 15, 2023 • from CLN December, 2023

Filed under: DNA Testing/Samples, DNA Evidence

New York Court Rules Police Allowed to Use Familial DNA Searches by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi In 2022, a New York court barred law enforcement from using familial DNA searches (“FDS”). According to the court, the state’s regulations for FDS were invalid because they first needed to be approved by the …

‘Criminal Courteaucracy’: Understanding the Unique Role of Criminal Court Administrators in Implementing Social Con-troll

Article • December 15, 2023 • from CLN December, 2023

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Resources

‘Criminal Courteaucracy’: Understanding the Unique Role of Criminal Court Administrators in Implementing Social Con-troll by David Reutter by David M. Reutter This Paper “is the first to provide an in-depth analysis of the role criminal court administrators have played in the shift from criminal courts as sites of adjudication to …

Smith v. County of Nassau, NY, Judgment, False Arrest, 2023

Brief • November 29, 2023

Filed under: False Arrest

Smith v. County of Nassau, NY, Judgment, False Arrest, 2023 Case 2:10-cv-04874-MKB-AYS Document 184 Filed 11/29/23 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 2571 AO 450 (Rev. 11/11) Judgment in a Civil Action UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Eastern MICHAEL SMITH Plaintiff v. COUNTY OF NASSAU, TIMOTHY SLEVIN, AND MARTIN …

Smith v. County of Nassau, NY, Minute Entry, False Arrest, 2023

Brief • November 29, 2023

Filed under: False Arrest

Smith v. County of Nassau, NY, Minute Entry, False Arrest, 2023 From: To: Subject: Date: ecf_bounces@nyed.uscourts.gov nobody@nyed.uscourts.gov Activity in Case 2:10-cv-04874-MKB-AYS Smith v. County of Nassau et al Jury Trial - Completed Wednesday, November 29, 2023 9:36:09 AM This is an automatic e-mail message generated by the CM/ECF system. Please …

Newsday, LLC v. Nassau County Police Dept, NY, FOIL Denial, 2023

Brief • November 22, 2023

Filed under: Public Records, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Newsday, LLC v. Nassau County Police Dept, NY, FOIL Denial, 2023 Newsday, LLC v. Nassau County Police Department, --- N.Y.S.3d ---- (2023) 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 06050 2023 WL 8102717 Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York. In the Matter of NEWSDAY, LLC, appellant, v. NASSAU COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, …

Cooper v. Clancy, NY, Verdict, Wrongful Death, 2023

Brief • November 15, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Cooper v. Clancy, NY, Verdict, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 9:19-cv-00362-AMN-ML Document 226 Filed 11/15/23 Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK TRACY YVONNE COOPER, as Administrator, of the Estate of TERRY L. COOPER, JR., 9: 19-cv-362 (AMN/ML) Plaintiff, V. PATRICKM. CLANCY, STEVEN W. WOOD, …

Estate of Lavell R. Jones v. State of New York, NY, Decision, Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment, 2023

Brief • October 27, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment

Estate of Lavell R. Jones v. State of New York, NY, Decision, Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment, 2023 FILED STATE OF NEW YORK COURT OF CLAIMS ESTATE OF LAVELL R. JONES, SAKINA M. MITCHELL AND TADRE R. JONES AS CO-ADMINISTRATORS, OCT 2 7 2023 STATE COURT OF CLAIMS ALBANY, N.Y. Claimant, …

Ellis v. City of Buffalo, NY, Jury Trial Transcript, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, 2023

Brief • October 23, 2023

Filed under: Police

Ellis v. City of Buffalo, NY, Jury Trial Transcript, Personal Injury-Motor Vehicle, 2023 STATE OF NEW YORK: SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ERIE: PART 12 BRANDON P. ELLIS, as Guardian of the Person and Property of CHELSEA L. ELLIS, an Incapacitated Individual, JURY TRIAL Plaintiff, vs. INDEX NO. 809973/2020 CITY OF …

Santos v. The U.S.A., NY, Stipulation and Order of Settlement and Dismissal, Excessive Force, 2023

Brief • October 10, 2023

Filed under: Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police)

Santos v. The U.S.A., NY, Stipulation and Order of Settlement and Dismissal, Excessive Force, 2023 Case 7:21-cv-08009-PMH Document 106 Filed 10/10/23 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ARFHY SANTOS, Plaintiff, -againstTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM SHEEHAN, Individually, 21 Civ. 8009 …

New York State Police, Sgt. Eric P. Lovgren and Trooper Elias E. Strickland Letter of Censure and Notice of Suspension, 2023

Publication • October 2, 2023

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police/Govt Misconduct

New York State Police, Sgt. Eric P. Lovgren and Trooper Elias E. Strickland Letter of Censure and Notice of Suspension, 2023 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BUREAU PERSONNEL COMPLAINT TRACKING DCN: 2023-0020 CTV: F5664 REGIO : SRO Subject(s): Sergeant Eric Lovgren, Trooper Elias E. Strickland Investigated by: CaQtain Mark A. Nielson Staff Inspector: …

News in Brief

Article • October 1, 2023 • from CLN October, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: According to information attained by Hatewatch, the leader of the extremist Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association emailed a video regarding an investigation into his son which could potentially cause the father to be prosecuted. Richard Mack sent a video of his son’s alleged child …