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NY Penal Law § 130.96: Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child in New York This is described in New York Penal Code § 130.96 as a criminal offense that involves committing one of these crimes: criminal sexual act in the first degree, rape in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, or…
Read MoreNYC Forgery Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Forgery in New York In New York, an individual has committed forgery when they falsely create, alter or complete a written instrument. Their purpose must be to deceive, defraud or cause injury to another person or entity. The levels of criminal forgery increase by degrees based on the instrument utilized…
Read MoreNYC Intent to Distribute Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Drug Distribution and Intent to Sell Charges in New York Drug crimes are some of the most commonly committed and most heavily prosecuted crimes in the state of New York. Drug use poses a serious risk to public health and can lead to other crimes. Of the forty drug-related crimes…
Read MoreNYC Gun Possession Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Gun Crimes in New York City The most obvious type of gun crime is a violent crime, such as assault, murder or armed robbery. However, there are plenty of other ways you can get in trouble for having or using a gun incorrectly, and sometimes, people don’t even realize what they’re doing is illegal until it’s too…
Read MoreNYC Gang Assault In The First Degree Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Gang Assault in New York: First and Second Degree Assault is a very common type of crime in both New York and the rest of the United States. “Assault” refers to any crime that uses violence for the injury of another individual. Shooting someone with a gun or beating up a person in…
Read MoreNYC Expunge Criminal Records Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Understanding Expungement and Its Impact on Your Criminal Record Being charged with a crime is always a very stressful and scary experience. Those that are charged and convicted with a crime could end up facing severe financial penalties and could even end up spending time in jail. While penalties and…
Read MoreNYC Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Federal vs. State Criminal Charges in New York There are multiple instances in which a person might be accused of violating New York law without realizing that they have also violated federal criminal laws and regulations. It’s important to speak with an experienced New York attorney who can evaluate the…
Read MoreNYC Felony Defense Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Felony Charges in New York: What You Need to Know Felony charge are more serious than misdemeanor charges. As the result, a felony criminal conviction carries stiffer penalties that can impact your life forever. Not only do felony convictions carry potential time in prison, there’s also a slew of classes and fines, probation, and other consequences that…
Read MoreNYC Falsifying Business Records Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Falsification of Business Records in New York For a business of any kind to be successful, it will need to be able to keep clean and accurate accounting books. This will allow them to make good business decisions and pay their fair amount of taxes. While it is a good…
Read MoreNYC Child Pornography Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Understanding New York Law on Child Pornography Under New York law, an individual commits the crime of child pornography, when they take pictures or videos of a child who is either unclothed or is engaging in activities of a sexual nature. For the purposes of the law, a child is…
Read MoreQueens Criminal Deportation Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Deportation and Removal Proceedings There are several reasons the government can initiate deportation proceedings. Because the laws regarding deportation are often difficult to understand, hiring an attorney can be very beneficial. Often this can make a difference between staying in the country or being expelled. In addition, this is a situation that can…
Read MoreNYC Foreclosure Fraud Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Foreclosure Fraud: Protect Your Rights as a Homeowner When you go to purchase a home, you sign papers with the agreement that you will pay back the loan according to the terms described and agreed to in the document. You are informed of the due date of each payment, interest…
Read MoreNYC Failure to Register as a Sex Offender Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
For those who have committed a sex crime in the past, they have a good chance of being sent to prison again if they fail register. Regardless of the amount of time served, whether a few months or a couple years, you will have to register as a sex offender…
Read MoreNYC Failure to Appear Desk Appearance Ticket Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Bench Warrants and Failure to Appear in New York In New York, when an individual fails to appear in court for a criminal case, a judge will issue a bench warrant for his or her arrest. This is can also result in a separate criminal charge with additional consequences for jumping bail…
Read MoreNYC Domestic Violence and Reckless Endangerment Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Domestic Violence Assault Charges in New York If you recklessly, intentionally, or negligently cause physical harm to come to another person, you can be charged with one or more of several different assault crimes that have been defined within New York Penal Law. When the victim of the assault is someone you’ve had…
Read MoreNYC Disability Fraud Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Disability Fraud Charges: What You Need to Know When someone receives disability because of being unable to work, that person usually has to go through an application process that involves reporting wages that have been earned from previous jobs as well as reasons behind not being able to hold a job. At…
Read MoreNY Shoplifting Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
New York Shoplifting Laws In New York, shoplifting is a serious issue. There are some who estimate that shoplifters cause businesses to lose billions of dollars each year. Because of this, prosecutors in New York are aggressive against shoplifters. The legal definition for shoplifting in New York is referred to…
Read MoreQueens Rape Lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Rape Charges in Queens, New York: Understanding the Severity and Your Defense The Seriousness of a Rape Accusation Being accused of rape is a serious matter. Indeed, the accusation in itself has the power to cast your life into complete ruin. You must act quickly and decisively if you have…
Read MoreQueens Mail Fraud Lawyer
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Mail Fraud: Federal Crime Overview It was all the way back in 1872 that the crime of mail fraud first received federal status. What this means it that it was upgraded from a simple state level crime to something far more serious. It carries with it all of the penalties of a federal crime when…
Read MoreSTATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY violations lawyers
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Protect Legal Interests with a State Liquor Authority Violations Lawyer An allegation that a business has violated regulations associated with a liquor license can have severe consequences. If you are a business owner or manager that faces the prospect of an allegation liquor law or regulation violation, you need to…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 176.20: Insurance fraud in the third degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Insurance fraud is among the white collar crimes that entails deceiving an insurance company in order to receive insurance money. This statute covers fraud that involves any type of insurance policy, plan or arrangement including life insurance, property or home owner’s insurance, automobile insurance, health insurance, workers’ compensation, commercial insurance, and publicly funded insurance programs, such as Medicare or Medicaid. Faking a…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 145.23: Cemetery Desecration in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Cemetery desecration is a crime that can entail stealing from or vandalizing a cemetery plot, grave, tomb, mausoleum, burial place or other place of interment of human remains. Some common activities associated with the crime of cemetery desecration include damaging headstoness by knocking them over, spray painting or marking headstoness…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 145.40: Tampering with a Consumer Product in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
These days, a multitude of consumer products have specially designed caps and seals to stop people from tampering with what’s inside the package. Warning labels alert consumers that if a seal is broken or if the product packaging looks as though it has been tampered with, then they should not…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 145.45: Tampering with a Consumer Product in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Since the early 1980’s, a multitude of consumer products have specially designed caps and seals to stop people from tampering with what’s inside the package. Warning labels alert consumers that if a seal is broken or if the product packaging looks as though it has been tampered with, then they…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.10: Criminally Negligent Homicide
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Although the crime of homicide frequently involves intentionally causing the death of another individual, it can also involve bringing about the death of another person through negligence. The offense of criminally negligent homicide involves bringing about someone’s death by acting in a manner that could be considered reckless, inattentive, or…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.11: Aggravated Criminally Negligent Homicide
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Although the crime of homicide frequently involves intentionally causing the death of another individual, it can also involve bringing about the death of another person through negligence. Whether the killing is intentional or unintentional, if the victim is a peace officer or a police officer, the crime is viewed as…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.15: Manslaughter in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
If any actions that you take result in the death of another individual, even if it was not your intention that the person die, you could be charged with a serious criminal offense. There are different terms in the New York criminal code used to describe criminal offenses related to…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.22: Aggravated Manslaughter in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Killing a police officer or peace officer is a serious crime. This is the case even if you did not intend to kill the officer, but your actions indicated that you did intend to injure the officer. Under New York Penal Law § 125.22 you could be prosecuted for aggravated…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.25: Murder in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
In the event that you intentionally or recklessly bring about the death of another individual, you could be up against a homicide charge. There are a number of different offenses in the New York criminal code that are related to taking the life of another individual. These include homicide, manslaughter…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.27: Murder in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
If you cause the death of another person with intent to do so, you will face a homicide charge. There are a number of different offenses in the New York criminal code connected with the crime of taking the life of another person. These include homicide, manslaughter and murder. Of…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.26: Aggravated Murder
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
If you intentionally cause the death of another person, you will face a homicide charge. There are a number of different offenses in the New York criminal code connected with the crime of taking the life of another person. These include homicide, manslaughter and murder. Of all of the offenses…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.12: Vehicular Manslaughter in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
In the event that you are intoxicated from having used drugs or alcohol, and you kill someone while you are driving a car, minivan, SUV or any other type of vehicle, you could face the charge of vehicular manslaughter. In the New York criminal code, three different types of criminal…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.13: Vehicular Manslaughter in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
If you strike and kill a pedestrian or another driver with your vehicle, it could be perceived as much more than just a bad car accident. It might also be a serious criminal offense. Pursuant to New York’s criminal code, if you are driving your car while you are intoxicated…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 125.55: Self-Abortion in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
An abortion or abortional act is defined as carrying out an action that is intended to cause a miscarriage. The abortion can be a physical illegal operation that is performed upon a pregnant woman, or it can be carried out by the taking of medication to induce a miscarriage. If a woman carries out…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 156.26: Computer Tampering in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Computer Tampering in the Second Degree in New York What is Computer Tampering? If you gain access to a computer without authorization and then alter or destroy computer data or a computer program, you will have committed the crime of computer tampering. The crime of unauthorized access of a computer…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 121.12: Strangulation in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
To cause someone to stop breathing or to obstruct that person’s ability to breathe is against the law. Such actions are considered extremely serious by New York law enforcement because they frequently lead to severe injuries and even death. There are 3 criminal offenses under New York law related to…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 121.13: Strangulation in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Choking and strangling are the kinds of violent acts that are frequently associated with cases of domestic violence. Strangulation is defined under New York’s criminal code as causing another individual to stop breathing or obstructing that person’s normal ability to breathe. Three criminal offenses in the criminal code are related…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 135.10: Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Sometimes referred to as false imprisonment, the term “unlawful imprisonment” is defined in the New York penal code as detaining another person without legal authorization or against that person’s will. Unlawful imprisonment customarily takes place when one person prevents another person from leaving a vehicle, room, building, or some other…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 135.20: Kidnapping in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Kidnapping is among the most serious crimes listed in the New York criminal code. It entails restraining someone and secreting them away so that the individual cannot be found. While kidnapping is customarily associated with a demand for a ransom payment, a ransom demand is not a required element to…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 135.35: Labor Trafficking
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
The term “labor trafficking” is a contemporary term that basically means slavery. It speaks of making a person perform work by the use of force, fraud, or coercion. There are numerous types of labor trafficking, including forcing a person to work to pay off a debt, making someone do work…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 135.45: Custodial Interference in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Child custody cases can often become rather contentious. Ultimately, the judge must render the decision as to custody and visitation between the parents. Nonetheless, there are times when one of the parents disagrees with the decision and chooses to take matters into his or her own hands. If a parent…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 135.50: Custodial Interference in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
There are numerous laws established to protect the welfare of children. A number of these laws are specifically designed to protect children as well as certain adults who are in the lawful custody of an individual or an institution. If you remove a person from the lawful custody of another…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 135.65: Coercion in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Coercion is a criminal offense that entails one person forcing another person to do, or to refrain from doing something against that individual’s will. Coercion customarily involves some type of threat, including but not limited to the threat of physical violence, of damaging a person’s physical property or the exposing…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 155.25: Petit Larceny
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
In New York criminal law, larceny is a legal term for theft or stealing. In general, there are two types of larceny. There is petit larceny and there is grand larceny. You would face a charge of petit larceny under New York Penal Code § 155.25 if you steal property….
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 155.30: Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
In the New York criminal code, larceny is the crime of theft, or stealing. If the theft is relatively minor, such as shoplifting individual items, the charge you would face would be petit larceny. On the other hand, if the theft is more serious, then the charge will be grand…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 155.35: Grand Larceny in the Third Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Grand larceny in the third degree is one of the six larceny offenses in the New York Penal Code. It is a class D felony offense. Larceny is a legal term for theft, or stealing the property of another individual. The term “property” has a very broad definition in the…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 155.40: Grand Larceny in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
If you are suspected of theft in New York, grand larceny is the offense with which you could be charged. Under New York criminal law, larceny is a legal term for theft, or stealing the property of another individual else with the intent of keeping that property away from its…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 165.30: Fraudulent Accosting
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
The criminal offense of fraudulent accosting entails stopping someone in their path in a public place in order to somehow trick or defraud that individual. A usual example of this is standing near the entrance to a theater or stadium and stopping a person in order to sell them counterfeit…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 165.40: Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
The New York penal code has a number of offenses connected to theft and stealing. For example, petit larceny, grand larceny, robbery, and embezzlement are all criminal offenses related to stealing. That said, it is also a crime to simply possess stolen property. What this means to you is that…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 160.05: Robbery in the Third Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Robbery is one of a number of theft crimes laid out in New York Penal Law. The primary detail that distinguishes the robbery offenses from petit larceny, grand larceny, embezzlement, and burglary is that robbery is carried out along with the use of physical force or a threat of violence….
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