Prosecutor's Discretion

The New York Times  reported on the long delays the Bronx court system experiences on a daily basis. In just that borough, there are about 8...

In a not-so quiet move, New York State announced "sweeping" gun control legislation last week.  There is plenty of fact and fictio...

It seems even judges on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals need to have a little fun.  Remember they are one step below the Supreme Court. ...

The situation usually follows this pattern: The victim is shot by the defendant, who know each other from the streets.  The victim is take...

What makes four guys sitting around a table drinking beers and talking about a robbery a crime?  It's in the planning. We all do it, p...

As you know, I'm a special prosecutor on a case in another county.  There's a legal issue we are currently dealing with on the ca...

Every case is important, whether it is drugs in a car or a homicide of an elderly victim. They all have some bearing on the world and an e...

On Friday , I posted about the on-going battle between the NYPD, the Bronx DA, and Mayor Bloomberg.  There is a breakdown in communication a...

Everyone wants it.  In every case, the defendant asks his attorney, "can I get my Y-O?"  It's a common belief in the street th...

Did I throw you off with the post in between this series?  Well, we're back at it.  Check out part one here . The same day Samuel Ci...

I'm very interested to see what kind of search words will bring people to this post.  It will be a two-series post, culminating later th...

It happens.  We're all human.  We all mess up.  Overlook something.  Forget something, or just plain miss the big picture sometimes. D...

I would love to meet the originator of the phrase "snitches get stitches."  I want to know where he or she is now.  How living ...

There is a fascinating trial underway in my office right now.  Unfortunately for the reader, speaking about an on-going case would violate o...

On August 2, 1993, thirteen year old Eric Smith did something horrible.  Something unimaginable.  He beat, sodomized, and killed a f...

It was a question posted recently by an anonymous commenter.  Describe the differences between an ADA (Assistant District Attorney) and an A...

An explanation of justification appears in order in light of the Trayvon Martin case.  Justification is the legal term for self-defense.  Th...

A recent comment asked for some clarification on gun laws in New York State (thank you Lisa Regan ). This post discusses some of the highl...

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