New York Criminal Attorney Blog
New York criminal justice news and Tillem & Campbell news.
Author: Tilem & Campbell is located in White Plains, N.Y.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • States • New York • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from New York Criminal Attorney Blog
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NEW YORK CRIMINAL LAWYERS JOHN CAMPBELL AND PETER TILEM ON THE RADIO
New York Criminal Defense Attorney's John Campbell and Peter Tilem spent the morning,yesterday, on The Pulse 87.7 FM talking about criminal law and answering listeners' questions. Peter Tilem and John Campbell were on the Star…
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NEW YORK HAS NO STATUTORY SPEEDY TRIAL RIGHT FOR TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.
The simple fact is, a motorist charged with a New York traffic violation has no statutory right to a speedy trial. The denial of a statutory right to a speedy trial in a New…
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WHITE PLAINS CITY COURT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The City Court of White Plains is a busy Court located in the heart of downtown White Plains. The White Plains Court handles Landlord – Tenant cases, speeding tickets and traffic violations, small claims cases,…
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ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE EXEMPT OR DISQUALIFIED FROM JURY DUTY IN NEW YORK STATE?
There are generally no classifications of people who are exempt or disqualified from jury duty in New York State. However, in order to be initially selected for the jury pool in your county, you must…
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NEW YORK STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE ANTI-DWI CAMPAIGN UNTIL LABOR DAY
New York State law enforcement officials announced this week a new campaign to crack down on Driving While Intoxicated or Impaired on New York State roads. The campaign coincides with the national "Drunk Driving.…
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WHY IS THE TROOPER OR OFFICER WHO ISSUED YOUR NEW YORK TRAFFIC TICKET ALSO PROSECUTING IT? PART IV – UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF “INCLUSIO UNIUS EST EXCLUSIO ALTERIUS”, THE LEGISLATURE’S SPECIFIC INCLUSION OF SOME NON-ATTORNEYS WHO MAY ACT AS AN ATTORN
Another compelling reason not to allow the issuing officer to also act as the prosecutor in a New York traffic violation case is supported by the Latin maxim “inclusio unius est exclusio alterius”. What this…
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WHY IS THE TROOPER OR OFFICER WHO ISSUED YOUR NEW YORK STATE TRAFFIC TICKET ALSO PROSECUTING IT? PART III – A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE THREE BRANCHES OF NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES
The simple fact is, the practice of the issuing officer prosecuting their own New York traffic tickets is allowed only because of an outright Judicial hijacking by the court’s of the State Legislature’s power. Generally,…
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WHY IS THE TROOPER OR OFFICER WHO ISSUED YOUR NEW YORK TRAFFIC TICKET ALSO PROSECUTING IT? PART II – THE “WITNESS ADVOCATE RULE”
As I explained in a previous blog, the practice of officers prosecuting the New York traffic tickets they issue was upheld by the New York Court of Appeals case; People v. Soddano. Soddano and it’s…
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NEW YORK TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS - WHY IS THE TROOPER OR OFFICER WHO ISSUED YOUR TRAFFIC TICKET ALSO PROSECUTING IT? PART I – DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
The answer to this question is fairly simple; when it comes to New York traffic violations, the Courts of New York State have allowed deeply rooted judicial principles founded on fairness to be disregarded.…
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NEW YORK JURY SELECTION - WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE NAMES FOR A JURY PANEL?
So your New York Criminal case is heading to jury selection. At jury selection both your criminal defense attorney and the prosecutor will have an opportunity to question potential jurors chosen from the jury…