The Malcolm X case has two of the features that pervade wrongful conviction cases: faulty identification procedures and police and prosecutorial misconduct.
This article contains the annual review of new legislation amending the penal law, criminal procedure law and related statutes.
New York State Bar Association President T. Andrew Brown today applauded Gov. Kathy Hochul for signing the Less is More Act – a vitally important piece of reform legislation that will end reincarceration for individuals alleged to have committed technical parole violations.
A panel of four attorneys, all veterans of the practice of cannabis law, offered their opinions, experience and best practices in the steadily evolving field as part of the New York State Bar Association’s continuing legal education programing on Thursday. Coming a week after Gov. Kathy Hochul’s picks to head the Cannabis Control Board and … Continued
A new initiative to expedite the handling of felony gun cases in criminal courts throughout the City’s five boroughs will launch next week.
There is no question, however, that the Cosby case is an example that “hard cases make bad law,” as “The Great Dissenter,” Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, is said to have once observed.
Today’s vote moves New York one step closer to dismantling the systemic discrimination inherent in our current criminal justice system.
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President T. Andrew Brown today issued an emphatic call for state lawmakers to pass the Less is More Act, a crucial piece of reform legislation that would end reincarceration for individuals alleged to have committed technical parole violations: “The current parole system is the single largest factor in mass … Continued