In 1991, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that arraignments in criminal court should take place within 24 hours of the arrest in order to meet the U.S. Supreme Court’s determination that arraignment hearings should occur “without unnecessary delay.” For years, the 24-hour time frame seemed simply unrealistic for New York City courts,…

An upstate New York man has illustrated exactly what not to do after being charged with a DWI. According to police, the 31-year-old Oneonta man was charged with drunk driving after running into the car ahead of him in a McDonald’s drive-thru Sunday around 1 a.m. Police allege that testing determined the man had a…

A member of the famous Kennedy clan has been acquitted in connection with allegations of driving under the influence of a drug. The woman, Kerry Kennedy, is the daughter of the deceased Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. She had been arrested for DWI after a strange incident in July 2012. Authorities report that the 54-year-old woman…

A 28-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly killing a New York man in a fatal hit-and-run car accident. That defendant, while not charged specifically with vehicular assault, is accused of second-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter, in addition to leaving the scene of a fatal crash and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The defendant has…