Prescription drug fraud is treated as a serious crime in New York, especially when it involves trusted medical professionals. Offenses consist of the illegal sale or misuse of prescription medications. The consequences can often be severe when law enforcement cracks down on such crimes, and there may even be overreaching charges for lesser offenses. When…

Imagine serving decades in prison for a crime you did not commit. That is what happened to a man in Buffalo, New York, who was imprisoned for over 20 years on a wrongful conviction for robbery and murder. A Rochester federal jury recently awarded him $28 million in a civil trial. The case has been…

The New York Court of Appeals addressed the validity of a shock incarceration waiver in People v. Santos, a case involving a negotiated plea agreement and the accused’s attempt to challenge part of the sentencing terms. The ruling clarifies how waivers related to alternative incarceration programs factor into plea agreements and whether they constitute a…

The New York Court of Appeals addressed the legal sufficiency of evidence in burglary convictions, ruling in People v Williams that the jury’s verdict was supported by a valid line of reasoning and permissible inferences. This case highlights how courts evaluate burglary charges, particularly when intent is inferred from circumstantial evidence, surveillance footage, and witness…