Nassau County, Long Island, now has a new pilot program designed to help 16 and 17 year olds charged with a crime avoid going to jail. Nassau County is one of nine counties throughout New York State to have a specific court designed to hear cases involving 16 and 17 year olds who previously have been treated as adults subject to criminal … [Read more...]
Nassau County’s Continuing Crime Lab Problems
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that laboratory technicians will have to testify regarding lab tests for such tests to be accepted into evidence. This will create significant problems for the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. Nassau County Crime Lab Closed Since February In February of 2011, the Nassau County Crime Lab … [Read more...]
Smoker Told to Take Doctor’s Advice or Return to Jail
Mrs. McCloud was released from jail three months early to have a heart transplant. She ignored the advise of her doctors to stop smoking. She now either has to stop smoking, pursuant to the order of Judge Francis D. Ricigliano, or go back to jail! Nassau County District Judge Francis D. Ricigliano told Diane McCloud that she must stop smoking. … [Read more...]
Guns, Guns, Guns
The National Rifle Association takes the position that every American should have a gun. There are numerous proposed laws backed by the National Rifle Association pending in the State Legislatures. These new statutes are based on the proposition that one of the big problems we have in the United States is that there are not enough people who carry … [Read more...]
Drug Treatment Programs for Prisoners
There are approximately 60,000 inmates in New York state prisons that require drug treatment or drug counseling. If given drug treatment or drug counseling, these men and women will have a greater opportunity to live drug free when they are released from prison. The New York State Department of Corrections recently conducted a three year study … [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...]
Anti-Semitism and Tolerance
It was the 1990's in Billings, Montana. Tammy Schnitzer and her five-year-old son, Isaac, had placed a Menorah in Isaac's bedroom window. They were celebrating the Jewish holiday of Chanukah. Without warning, a large cinder block careened through their window. Glass was shattered throughout the room. The Menorah was destroyed! This is one of … [Read more...]
Gang Colors Not Enough To Search Car
A district court judge in Nassau County threw out a search of a car due to the fact that the reason the police officers gave for searching the car could not be substantiated. The occupants in the car were charged with weapons possession (which includes charges for violent crimes, both felonies and misdemeanors) At the time, the officers … [Read more...]
Community Service For Celebrities
Do celebrities who have committed misdemeanors and/or felonies receive special treatment? Do they receive special community service? The answer to these questions in the city of New York is that everyone does the same community service. Caroline Giuliani Caroline Giuliani, age 21, is the daughter of New York's former mayor, Rudolph … [Read more...]
