If you are charged with a crime, you may be detained pending your trial. However, you might be able to be released from jail during this time if you post bail. What is cash bail, is it problematic, and what steps has New York taken to reform the cash bail system in...
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Month: January 2023
After a fatal accident in New York, a person can face years in prison
After a deadly accident, law enforcement officers and prosecutors will ask many questions of the drivers involved. The questioning will start at the scene of the accident and continue long afterward. If during their investigation they discover a driver might have been...
Can I still be arrested for marijuana-related crimes?
New York is one of the many states across the nation that has changed its laws regarding marijuana. While in the past, it was generally illegal, the new laws have given people the right to cultivate, possess and use a certain amount without fear of legal repercussions...
New York City police end digital stop and frisk
Police departments have typically used the suspicion of a minor crime, such as a broken taillight or smell of marijuana, as a pretext to scour databases for open warrants and what the New York City Police Department refers to as I-Cards. But after facing charges of...