Two weeks ago, we covered Dina Lohan’s sentencing following a conviction for aggravated driving while intoxicated. Although nothing new has happened in this drunk driving case, we thought it worthwhile to talk a bit about Lohan’s plea deal. When some people in Long Island are pulled over, arrested and charged with drunk driving, they want…

In an interview after her high-profile drugged-driving trial, Kerry Kennedy said the experience taught her a few things about the criminal justice system. For one, she said she was shocked to find out that the New York district attorney’s office that prosecuted her has what she called a “crazy policy” that includes prosecuting every drunk…

David Cassidy will not be sent to jail for his latest DWI, a California judge recently decided. Instead, the former child star will go to rehab for three months to get treatment for alcoholism. Cassidy, who is best known for playing Keith Partridge on the 1970s hit TV show “The Partridge Family,” will also be…

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,…