Criminal Defense Cases in New York

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 1204 KA 10-01363 PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., CENTRA, FAHEY, LINDLEY, AND WH

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 1014 KA 13-01865 PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., PERADOTTO, CARNI, WHALEN, AND

Egan Jr., J. Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Saratoga County (Scarano, J.), rendered December 2, 2013, upon a verdict convicting defendant of

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (David D. Egan, J.), rendered April 22, 2010. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verd

Can police search your phone beyond what a warrant allows? A New York appeals court just said no. Here's what happened in People v. Conley.

A New York appeals court reviewed a guilty plea case. The defendant said his plea and appeal waiver were not valid, and that his lawyer failed him. Here's

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Greller, J.), rendered October 10, 2014, convicting him of aggravated vehicul

*1210Appeal from a judgment of the Erie County Court (Michael F. Pietruszka, J.), rendered August 19, 2013. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury v

A New York probation case shows what happens when a judge revokes probation and orders jail time. This is People v. Jones, decided in 2023 by a New York ap

People v Kindell (2016 NY Slip Op 00027) People v Kindell 2016 NY Slip Op 00027 Decided on January 7, 2016 Appellate Division, First Department Published b

People v Lewis (2020 NY Slip Op 00939) People v Lewis 2020 NY Slip Op 00939 Decided on February 7, 2020 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by

Can police prove you possessed a gun even if it wasn't in your hands? This New York case, People v. Malloy, looks at that question after officers found a h

Aarons, J. Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J.), rendered June 22, 2015, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the cr

People v Powell (2020 NY Slip Op 03999) People v Powell 2020 NY Slip Op 03999 Decided on July 16, 2020 Appellate Division, First Department Published by Ne

This is People v. Rodney, decided in 2021 by New York's Appellate Division. It looks at jury instructions, ineffective assistance claims, and prior felony

Can signing a plea deal stop you from appealing later? This case from New York looks at appeal waivers and what happens when a defendant tries to challenge

Aarons, J. Appeal, by permission, from an order of the *1396County Court of Ulster County (McGinty, J.), entered February 19, 2015, which denied defendant’