Information Regarding a Criminal Arrest
As a former Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, I was responsible for the prosecution of many different types of crimes, from arrest all the way through trial. These included misdemeanors as well as violent felonies.
If you have been arrested, you need representation from an attorney with experience and an attorney who will fight for your rights and aggressively defend you.
Once in Court, there may issues regarding bail and, if there is a conviction, the penalties can more severe.
In any criminal prosecution, the police and the District Attorney’s Office must satisfy strict legal requirements. This is true from arrest through trial.
To ensure that you receive an aggressive defense and that your rights are being protected, the circumstances of your arrest, and any other facts and evidence, must be analyzed within the confines of the various laws that may apply to your case. Among these are the United States Constitution, the New York State Constitution, the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, the New York State Penal Law, the New York State Criminal Procedure Law, as well as other statutes and regulations.
Only then can an attorney effectively make the appropriate arguments to the Court as to whether the actions of law enforcement satisfied the laws which were put into place to protect individuals accused of crimes.