Showing posts with label ithaca criminal defense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ithaca criminal defense. Show all posts

Friday, January 12, 2018

Understanding New York Judges and Plea Bargains

Judges At the Apex of the Legal Triangle
Judge-Defense-Prosecution
After a few decades of practicing law you start to get a better overview of not only the legal process but the dynamics of how judges think about cases. It is not always the same way because not all judges act, think, or feel the same way about every single case.

That said, there are specific types of judges. I'm not talking about criminal versus civil versus family versus federal versus bankruptcy versus administrative judges. What I am talking about is the overall way that a criminal judge handles the prosecutor/criminal defense lawyer relationship.


What types of New York State criminal judges are there?

How do these judges sort their cases?

How do these judges make final decisions on sentencing?


Friday, March 24, 2017

Ithaca DWI Lawyer: Can a GIF Be Used as a Weapon?

GIFs Although Funny, can be deadly at the right time and place
From Popular Mechanics

I love to browse the internet and learn. As a fellow Redditor I get to see and read many unusual things. Recently the FBI charged someone with a Federal stalking offense by intentionally using a GIF to cause someone to have an epileptic seizure.



Is a GIF or can a GIF be used as a weapon? Is it against the law to send people electronic messages that can potentially harm them? Is this beautiful electronic digital connected world we are living in getting out of control?