March 2013 – FELONY GRAND LARCENY SUSPECT OFFERDED ADJOURNMENT IN CONTEMPLATION OF DISMISSAL Criminal Defense Attorney Troy A.Smith Persuades Westchester District Attorney’s Office to offer An Adjournment in Contemplation Of Dismissal for client That was arrested and charged with felony grand larceny charges for shoplifting from Costco.
Read MoreApril 2013 – Robbery in the First Degree REDUCED to Attempted Assault in the Second Degree Attorney Troy Smith secures plea bargain to Attempted Assault in the Second Degree a Class E felony and sentence of 1 1/2-3 years for client a predicate violent felony offender, charged with Robbery in the First Degree facing a…
Read MoreApril 2013 – Robbery in the First Degree Reduced to Youthful Offender Adjudication Attorney Smith convinces Bronx District Attorney’s Office to offer Client, charged with Robbery in the First Degree and facing a minimum of 5 years in state prison, a youthful offender adjudication with a promised sentence of one year in jail.
Read MoreNavigating Physical Evaluation Boards Each branch of the military has its own Physical Evaluation Boards with its own complex governance and procedures. As explained on our website, Physical Evaluation Boards (PEBs) work in tandem with Medical Evaluation Boards (MEBs). The complexity of review process by the Physical Evaluation Boards has given rise to numerous discussion…
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Read MoreWhen a person thinks of fraud, they typically think of crimes involving money, but there are several types of fraud currently being investigated in New York. One type of fraud that has had a significant increase of occurrence in the last year is insurance fraud. Insurance fraud usually requires additional criminal activity, and is usually…
Read MorePerjury is a word often used when referring to a false testimony, but there are several aspects of perjury that many people are not aware of. If someone falsifies a testimony during a trial for which you are convicted, you cannot sue them. A person is protected under the law, immune from liability, when they…
Read MorePeople facing felony charges in New York face harsher consequences than other states, because the sentencing laws are quite complicated. If a court issues an indeterminate sentence, it establishes a range from minimum to maximum periods of time. Once a person has served the minimum amount of time they become eligible for parole. Determinate sentences…
Read MoreWhen one thinks of white collar crimes, they often envision men in suits making loads of money, but that is not always the case. You may actually be surprised to find out the many types of crime that fall under the white collar umbrella. With movies like The American Hustle making a splash in the…
Read MoreWhat is a false conviction? When someone is presented with evidence against them and they can’t prove their innocence, that person may feel as though they have no other choice. Criminal defense experts have noticed a phenomenon that has actually been detailed in a book Convicting the Innocent:Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong by law professor…
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