Database Containing 450,000 Records of NYPD Misconduct Now Available by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In June 2023, the Legal Aid Society made available to the public a new database with over 450,000 searchable records of New York Police Department (“NYPD”) and Department of Corrections (“DOC”) officers with the goal …
New York Court of Appeals Suppresses Evidence Because Police Lacked Reasonable Suspicion Necessary for Level 3 Stop and Frisk Under De Bour Framework by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Court of Appeals of New York ruled that the defendant (1) moving from the driver’s seat to the passenger’s seat, …
‘Silos’ Can Keep Police Departments From Knowledge of Extent of Police Abuse and Consequences of That Abuse by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Around two decades ago, UCLA law professor Joanna Stewart was a civil rights attorney working on a large class-action lawsuit against the New York City Department of …
News in Brief by California: Reported by KHSL in Chico/Redding, Nicholas Lee Rush, 49, a Chico Police Officer, has been charged with providing marijuana to an underage family member, 17, and also encouraging the teen to share the stash with his girlfriend. In 2022, an investigation into whether Rush was …
New York Court of Appeals: Constitutional Prohibition Against Restraining Defendant Without Explanation Remains in Force During Announcement of Verdict and Polling of Jurors by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The New York Court of Appeals held that until the jury returns to the courtroom and publicly announces and confirms the …
No Discipline for NYPD Officers Who Deface License Plates in Apparent Attempt to Evade Tickets by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Gersh Kuntzman, editor of Streetsblog, spent the first quarter of 2023 documenting New York Police Department (“NYPD”) officers who defaced their license plates, making the plates unreadable to the city’s …
New York City’s DNA Gun Crimes Unit Reduces Turnaround Times for Gun Crimes by Half by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On June 30, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham announced the creation of the specialized Office of the …
Second Circuit Vacates § 924 Convictions Predicated on Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated two 18 U.S.C. § 924 convictions that were predicated on attempted Hobbs Act robbery because attempted Hobbs Act robbery is not categorically …
New Robotic Cops Patrolling in NYC by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Move over Terminator, the newest crop of law enforcement agents are New York City’s futuristic robots that have been given the beat of Times Square as well as the city subways. This is not the first time that …
New York Court of Appeals: Call Intercepted on Wiretap Not Exempt From Statutory Notice Requirements Simply Because Same Call Captured on Separate, Consensual Recording by Jail by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Court of Appeals of New York ordered the suppression of a jail recording where it was …
The Fortune Society, Inc. V. iAFFORD NY, LLC, NY, Judgment, Discrimination, 2023 Case 1:22-cv-06584-PKC-SJB Document 49 Filed 08/16/23 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 364 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. Civ. Action No. 1:22-cv-06584 Plaintiff, v. Judge Pamela …
Estate of Kenny Lazo v. County of Suffolk, NY,Verdict Sheet, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 2:09-cv-01023-ST Document 160 Filed 08/11/23 Page 1 of 56 PageID #: 2915 Jury Instructi ons Gonzalez et al v. County of Suffolk et al. August 9, 2023 Court Exhibit 1 .• ED STATES DISTRICT COURT · …
Pagan v. The City of New York, NY, Complaint, Harassment, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-05980 Document 1 Filed 08/07/23 Page 1 of 11 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------------X JOSHUA PAGAN; JOCELYN MARTINEZ; X.P., by his parent and natural guardian Eli Pagan; and K.M., by …
Miles v. The City of New York, NY, Complaint, Sexual Assault-Transgender, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-07538-CM Document 1 Filed 08/24/23 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------X DYLAN MILES Plaintiff, Case No.:1:23-cv-7538 -againstTHE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AMKC (RIKERS ISLAND), NEW YORK …
Jimenez v. City of New York, NY, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2023 Case 1:23-cv-06751-NRB Document 1 Filed 08/02/23 Page 1 of 29 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------------X RICARDO JIMENEZ, Docket No. COMPLAINT Plaintiff, -againstCITY OF NEW YORK, WENDELL STRADFORD, MICHAEL SERRANO, CHRISTOPHER HORN, and BRONX COUNTY …
News in Brief by California: The District Attorney for Los Angeles County, George Gascón, announced that a police officer in San Fernando was charged with theft. CBS News reported that the officer, Jeffrey King, 37, was handed charges on June 6, 2023, of misdemeanor petty theft, felony extortion, and felony …
SCOTUS Announces § 924(c)(1)(D)(ii)’s Consecutive Sentence Mandate Not Applicable to § 924(j) Sentences by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held that § 924(c)(1)(D)(ii)’s prohibition on concurrent sentences does not extend to sentences imposed under a different subsection of the …
Fifth Circuit Announces Statute Prohibiting Firearm Possession by Person Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Order Is Unconstitutional in Light of Bruen by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the federal statute which prohibits the possession of firearms by a person …
Second Circuit: Second-Degree Kidnapping Under New York Penal Law § 135.20 Not Categorically a Crime of Violence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that kidnapping in the second degree under New York Penal Law (“NYPL”) § 135.20 is not categorically …
New York State Police Are Ramping Up Social Media Surveillance by Open records requests reveal that the New York State Police (“NYSP”) have been spending money on electronic communication surveillance tools, specifically to gather information from social media and related sites. According to records requests for expenditures relating to surveillance …
