Sentences with phrase «major felony»

Mr. Forrester has handled a wide variety of minor and major felony cases, ranging from misdemeanor DUI to first - degree murder.

He has prosecuted and defended countless major felony crimes, including the following:

These crimes can tear families and communities apart, and a major felony conviction can result in years, decades, or even life in prison.

If you or a loved one has been charged with a major felony crime, you may be unsure of where to turn.

Ryan McPhie is qualified and trained in criminal cases ranging from civil and criminal traffic citations to major felony offenses.

The Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force has identified a group of individuals and locations in the City of Rochester, where quantities of the lethal drug fentanyl, also known as «gray death,» have been sold to many people from Orleans County, the Task Force said this afternoon.

The total number of major felony crimes fell below 100,000 for the first time ever, no small feat for a city now home to more than 8.5 million residents.

(Photo: Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force.)

There was no crime for what he did?!?!?! Colson was convicted of obstruction of justice, which is a major felony that had been on the books in various forms for almost as long as the country existed.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill are scheduled to discuss the year - end crime data at a news conference Thursday, an event that will likely be highlighted by a number of superlatives: the lowest number of major felonies in the modern era of police record keeping, as well as 790 shootings, the fewest in recorded city history.

Violent crime fell by nearly a third, and major felonies by about 25 %, between 2000 and 2016, but crime remains a major neighborhood concern, he said.

He's a former assistant district attorney who said he's trained and supervised hundreds of ADAs, overseen the investigation and prosecution of major felonies and led or supervised hundreds of felony trials, according to his web site.

OVIs, drug crimes, theft crimes, juvenile crimes, domestic violence crimes, white collar crimes, sex crimes, and major felonies like manslaughter and murder can lead to hefty fines, prison time, a permanent criminal record, driver's license suspension, damaged reputation, the loss of employment and / or a professional licenses, and more.

The criminal attorneys of Guerra & Farah, PLLC represent clients arrested on a variety of charges in Houston, McAllen, and El Paso, from misdemeanors such as shoplifting theft crimes, possession drug crimes and first - time DWI, to major felonies such as sex crimes, manslaughter and murder.

At Rogan Law we provide a free consultation for individuals who have been charged with major felonies throughout Northeast Pennsylvania no matter the charge.

These Divisions are separated into: (i) White Collar Crime, (ii) Professionals & High Profile Individuals, and (iii) Blue & Grey Collar Division which includes non-financial crimes such as violent and drug related charges and major felonies.

Our White Collar Criminal Division represents those accused of major felonies having a financial element to the crime charged.

The most serious crimes that exist are major felonies like murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, burglary, and robbery.

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Officials say four of the six arrested have been charged with Operating as a Major Trafficker, a Class A-I Felony.

Felony assaults were up 18 percent in January, including 10 slashings and stabbings in January, compared with 2015, while major crime was down nearly 6 percent, according to NYPD crime numbers.

To prosecute felony offenses in Superior Court that includes career criminal cases and major violent offenses.

ALBANY — A judge has upheld a felony coercion charge against an investment manager accused of trying to secure a major state pension contract by threatening to expose an alleged extramarital affair of state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's chief counsel.

Felony bid - rigging charges filed Sept. 22 against SUNY Poly President Alain Kaloyeros, lobbyist Todd Howe and developers in other upstate cities have brought a new round of scrutiny to the college's shadowy contracting practices as Cuomo's administration scrambles to reconfigure who oversees the state's major economic development projects.

I handled serious felony cases as a prosecutor in the office's major crimes division, and I was selected to be the deputy chief in the office's newly created domestic violence bureau.

Kaloyeros and prominent Albany developer Joseph Nicolla also face state charges of felony bid - rigging Thursday in a complaint that accuses the men of colluding on major development projects.

The Operating as a Major Trafficker statute (§ 220.77 of the Penal Law of the State of New York), went into effect in November 2009, as part of reforms to the Rockefeller - era drug laws and is the only felony narcotics charge in the state that carries a possible life sentence.

In the end, despite the support of many educators, CLAS could not overcome its technical and political problems - state superintendent Honig, the major supporter of CLAS, was convicted of a felony and removed from office - and it succumbed to Governor Wilson's veto in 1995.

In addition, the lender will also consider your history of major derogatory events — bankruptcies, foreclosures, liens, lawsuits, felonies and garnishments.

While cockfighting has been a felony offense in Texas, major loopholes in the law allowed the activity to flourish, and made Texas a magnet for criminal cockfighters who come from neighboring states where the penalties were more severe.

In addition, in 2012, the Cavalry Group was the major driver of opposition to Measure 5 in North Dakota, which would have made it a felony to torture or mutilate a dog, cat, or horse.

There's been so much tangible progress for animals in recent years — national euthanasia numbers continuing to decline, felony - level penalties for malicious cruelty enacted in every state, and major food retailers pledging to phase out purchasing animal products from farms that use extreme confinement systems.

Attorney McGuigan has tried numerous cases to verdict, and has acquittals for major Class A felonies in both State and Federal Courts, including the United States Military Court of Justice.

The major downside of the plea bargain is for an innocent accused being compelled to take a plea bargain agreement in order to avoid conviction for a severe felony penalty.