Drug Court For Non-Citizens Can Be a Dangerous Game
I wrote previously about alternatives to incarceration such as Kings county's S.T.E.P. program. These programs allow people whose crimes are committed because of substance abuse to seek counseling...
View ArticleCriminal Mischief Should Make Everyone "Think Next Time Before He Cheats"
Carrie Underwood sings about being a jilted lover. While she is home, her boyfriend is out carousing with other women. What Carrie did when she found out is well known. She "dug [her] key into the...
View ArticleThe Only Brady I Don't Boo
Yesterday was First Monday, the beginning of the Supreme Court's new term. This year marks the debut of new Associate Justice, Elena Kagan, although she will sit out about half of the announced cases...
View ArticleBuying The Designated Driver Alcohol Is Stupid, But Not Costly*
I wrote last month about Braylon Edward's drunk driving arrest and New York State's drunk driving laws. Edwards was lucky that there was no accident. Not just for his safety and that of his...
View ArticleCourt Rejects Tax Deduction For "Theraputic Prostitution"
I am hardly shocked that this case was filed pro se. For those of you who don't know, "pro se" means without a lawyer. However, in this case, the pro se petitioner is a 79 year old tax lawyer. I...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Grants Immunity To Officer Who Arrested Defendant On Statute...
New York State previously had a statute on its books, Penal Law 240.35(3), which prohibited loitering in a public place for the purpose of engaging in "deviate sexual intercourse." The statute was...
View ArticleEntrapment Is Rarely A Defense
Four American citizens were found guilty yesterday of plotting to blow up two Bronx synagogues and shoot missiles at military planes. The defendants did not deny these actions, but claimed that they...
View ArticleShoplifting And You, Not So Perfect Together*
Arrests for misdemeanor shoplifting have been skyrocketing in recent years. During the Bloomberg administration, misdemeanor shoplifting arrests have increased from 13,826 in his first year, to 23,237...
View ArticleThe Stench Of Injustice
Jail is not solely used to punish criminals and deter future crime (and a look at the over-crowding of our jails calls the latter into question). It also holds defendants who cannot make bail (or who...
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In January, Kimberly Summers and I started our own firm www.summersandschneider.com . The internet is full of references to us still working at the Blanch Law Firm. I have not worked there since August...
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