It has been three months since the killings in Tucson, Arizona. President Obama recently spoke about gun control issues. In an article written in the Arizona Daily Star, President Obama asked both gun control supporters and gun rights advocates to discuss reasonable and sensible gun legislation. He was specifically interested in dealing with the … [Read more...]
The Hamster Killer
Monique Smith was recently arrested at her home in Bushwick. The arrest was conducted by law enforcement officers of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The criminal charges against Ms. Smith are that she killed the family’s hamster and threw it violently against a wall. Theresa Smith's mother had stated she watched her … [Read more...]
Nassau County, New York’s Crime Lab is an Embarassment!
There have been recent disclosures with regard to the numerous problems faced by the Nassau County Police Crime Laboratory. Nassau County faces the potential that numerous individuals were convicted based on erroneous findings of the Nassau County Crime Laboratory. There is the potential for many lawsuits related to the poor quality of the testing … [Read more...]
Suffolk County Develops Gun Shot System
In March of 2010, Suffolk County deployed a gun shot detection system in the two square-mile area of Huntington. This gun shot detection system uses computerized sound sensors to pick up the sounds of gun shots. The system is designed to establish the location of the origin of the gunshot. It is accurate to within approximately eighty feet. The … [Read more...]
Killer May Inherit His Victim’s Property
Brandon Paladino killed his mother-in-law. He was convicted of first-degree manslaughter on October 12, 2010. He is facing up to twenty-five years in prison. His wife, Dina, recently died. She was the sole survivor of her mother, who was killed by her husband Brandon. The money that Dina was supposed to inherit from her mother would go to Dina's … [Read more...]
Heckling – A Felony in California?
On February 8, 2010, Israeli Embassador Michael Oren was to give a speech at the University of California in Irvine. The room was packed with more than five-hundred people. As Embassador Oren started to give his speech, on four separate occasions, individuals in the audience stood up and shouted. He was drowned out. He eventually walked off the … [Read more...]
Designated Driver (but not his Friends) Held Liable for Damages
James May, Jr. Of Melville, New York and his friend, Michael Hoenig, had gone to the Nutty Irishman Bar in Farmingdale with their friend Michael Rahner. Michael was the designated driver for the group. During the course of the evening, James May, Jr. and Michael Hoenig brought their friend Michael Rahner a series of drinks. The boys were out … [Read more...]
With the Victim Not Cooperating Assault Trial Proceeds
In April of 2010, Louis Calixto, a woman was violently attacked in the East Village. He beat her so savagely the blows could be heard over the noise on the city street. The woman was beaten so severely that she refused to testify. She was afraid that her testimony would lead to another beating. Mr. Calixto's attorney brought an application to … [Read more...]
The Great Escape
Jose Rodriguez was a wanted man. Police tracked him down to a hotel in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The New York City police, New Jersey police and members of a federal task force found Rodriguez in his hotel room. They had tracked him down by intercepting his cell phone calls. Overwhelmed by the police presence, Rodriguez surrendered. The police placed … [Read more...]
Sentencing of New Jersey Schoolyard Killer
It was a summer night in 2007. Lofemi Hightower and Dashon Harvey were in a schoolyard in Newark. Lofemi was twenty years old and Dashon was eighteen years old. There was another victim in this case who survived and testified at trial regarding the case. She was sexually assaulted, slashed with a machete and shot in the head. … [Read more...]
