Often, a client of potential police misconduct will have been arrested on the basis of an allegation made by a civilian, not a police officer (e.g., a claim of assault that the police did not witness). In these instances, it cannot be argued that the police fabricated the evidence against the client, since the allegations, right or wrong, were
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Any criminal practitioner in recent years has seen a proliferation of the latest "catch all" predicate police allege for making a car stop: the defendant failed to signal. It is a clever predicate in that, unlike the allegation of mechanical issues such as a broken tail light, it is nearly impossible to disprove. Moreover, in light of the
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Pro Boxer Edgar Santana Busted As Part Of Alleged Major Cocaine Ring By Teri Thompson, Michael O'Keeffe And Nathaniel Vinton Daily News Sports Writers Updated Friday, July 18th 2008, 4:58 PM (Originally published on July 18 at 10:12 a.m.) Edgar Santana, the junior welterweight boxer often billed as "The Pride of Spanish Harlem," was
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Manhattan Film Distributor Charged In Fraud By Anemona Hartocollis (NYT) A small independent film distributor has been indicted for defrauding at least 22 people of $3.9 million over seven year, the Manhattan District Attorney said yesterday. The film distributor, Alexis Quinlan, 46, President of Offline Releasing told investors he needed
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