Blog Posts in 2015

• Posted By Lance Fletcher 12-Jul-2015

  Statements You Made to the Police

  Statements or Confessions May Have Severe Consequences by NYC Criminal Defense Attorneys Lance Fletcher and John Brosnan You've just been arrested in New York. In a relaxed tone of voice, the arresting officer asks your name and address which you ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 12-Jul-2015

  Marijuana is Still Illegal in New York

  Marijuana is Still Illegal in NYC by John Brosnan and Lance Fletcher, NYC Criminal Defense Attorneys Despite the decriminalization of marijuana, and legalization in some states, marijuana is still illegal to possess in New York City. There has been ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 12-Jul-2015

  New York City Bail

  Criminal Court Bail in New York City By John Brosnan and Lance Fletcher, New York City Criminal Defense Attorneys Generally speaking, bail is a system that governs you from the time you've been arrested to the time that your case is resolved. It ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 12-May-2015

  Criminal Records Could Affect your College Application

  Criminal Records Could Affect College and University Admissions by NYC Criminal Defense Lawyer Lance Fletcher In 1986, Jeanne Clery was a 19 year old freshman at Lehigh University. She was awoken while another student, Josoph Henry, broke in to her ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 12-May-2015

  Totality of Information Can Give Police Right To Search Your Car

  Totality of Circumstances Determines if the Police can Search Your Car By New York City Criminal Defense Attorney Lance Fletcher As a New York City Criminal Defense Attorney, one of the most commons questions I'm asked by my clients is whether ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 5-Mar-2015

  The True Cost of a Criminal Record

  The True Cost of a Criminal Record By John Brosnan, Esq. Everyone knows that you don't want to have a criminal record. However, most people don't fully understand the consequences of having one. A criminal record can negatively affect ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 14-Feb-2015

  The Perils of Going to Court Without an Attorney

  The Perils of Going to Court Without an Attorney Being charged with a criminal offense can be frightening experience. You are facing charges punishable by a permanent criminal record, fines, and jail time, and an unfavorable outcome can have lifelong ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 10-Feb-2015

  Leaving the Scene of an Accident in New York City

  Leaving the Scene of an Accident in New York City If you are involved in a car accident in New York, the law requires that you stop your car and share your insurance and license information with the other person involved. If you don't stop to ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 10-Feb-2015

  Are the Charges Against You Legally Sufficient?

  Are the DA's Charges Against You Legally Sufficient? When you are charged with a crime, the DA's Office must file formal charges that states the facts of their case against you. These charges be "facially sufficient." In other ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 10-Feb-2015

  Collateral consequences

  Securities License and Your Criminal Case For certain licensed professionals and employees of banks and other FDIC insured institutions, there are additional collateral consequences that must be assessed before accepting any plea offer on a New York ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 10-Feb-2015

  Even an Dismissed Case Can Ruin Chances of a Job

  Even an Arrest Record Can Ruin Chances of a Job As the overall number of arrests rise throughout the country, the consequences of an arrest, even without conviction, can last forever. Over the past 20 years, there have been more than a quarter of a ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 6-Feb-2015

  Make Sure Your Driving Privileges are Not Suspended

  Make Sure Your Driving Privileges are Not Suspended Many times people drive completely unaware that their New York driving privileges are suspended or revoked. This can happen when you move and do not update your address with the DMV so that DMV ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 16-Jan-2015

  A Criminal Conviction Can Bar You From Many Jobs

  A Criminal Conviction Can Bar You From a Job. A misdemeanor or felony conviction in New York will give you a lifetime permanent criminal record keeping you from getting the job you wanted and worked very hard for. More and more employers are now ...

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• Posted By Law Office of Lance Fletcher 12-Jan-2015

  Standing

  Winning your New York City Criminal Case and Standing Standing is the requirement that if you want to suppress evidence being used against you, you must show that this evidence was obtained in violation of your 4th amendment constitutional rights or ...

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