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NYSBA Honors Former Acting U.S. Deputy AG Richard Donoghue, 2 Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Suffolk County Sheriff

January 23, 2023

Richard Donoghue, the former acting U.S. deputy attorney general who defied orders to press false claims of federal election fraud, accepted the Outstanding Prosecutor award given by the New York State Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section Saturday, Jan. 21, during the association’s Annual Meeting. The Suffolk County sheriff and two New York City defense attorneys … Continued

The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Incarceration’s Effect on Mental Health and Trauma

January 20, 2023

By Susan

The best way to curb the disheartening increase of people with mental illness living in state prisons and city jails is to act before these individuals are incarcerated, panelists told lawyers gathered for Monday’s Presidential Summit at the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting. Jeff Beck, former director of the Prison Visiting Project at … Continued

New York State Bar Association Commences Lawsuit To Raise 18-B Rates

November 30, 2022

By Susan

Children and indigent adults are being deprived of their constitutional rights to meaningful and effective representation in the criminal and family courts because pay for assigned counsel in the state has not been increased in 18 years, the New York State Bar Association contended in a lawsuit filed today. The sole exception is New York … Continued

New York Criminal Law Newsletter – Vol. 20 No. 3

November 23, 2022

By Alexandre Petraglia

New York State Bar Association Announces Task Force on Modernization of Criminal Practice

August 25, 2022

By Brandon

The New York State Bar Association has launched a Task Force on the Modernization of Criminal Practice to suggest new laws and policies to improve safety, fairness, access to justice and efficiency in the administration of criminal justice.

New York State Bar Association Welcomes Court Order on Assigned Counsel, More Action Needed To Increase Pay Statewide

July 27, 2022

By Brandon

To ensure access to justice is a reality for all New Yorkers who may not be able to afford legal representation, Governor Kathy Hochul should use this decision as a baseline for increasing compensation statewide.

New York Criminal Law Newsletter – Vol. 20 No. 2

July 14, 2022

By Alexandre Petraglia

Is Deception Allowed During a Custodial Interrogation?

July 14, 2022

By Brandon

Neither the United States Supreme Court nor the New York Court of Appeals has ever ruled that deception of a suspect undergoing a custodial interrogation to which Miranda applies is permitted.

New York State Bar Association Decries U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Concealed Carry Law, Reconvenes Its Mass Shooting Task Force To Work With Lawmakers on Sensible Gun Control

June 23, 2022

By Brandon

As the nation reels in the wake of the Texas and Buffalo mass shootings and urban centers across the country struggle to contain an epidemic of gun violence, the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered an ill-conceived decision that will set us back decades and further threaten public safety.

New York Criminal Law Newsletter – Vol. 20 No. 1

April 28, 2022

By Alexandre Petraglia