Blog Posts in 2020

• Posted By Lance Fletcher 29-Apr-2020

  Subway Offender Ban in New York

  Subway Offender Ban Legislation was passed in early April, 2020, banning certain convicted criminals from using MTA's mass transit services for up to 3 years by the sentencing judge. What this means is that if you've been arrested and are ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 29-Apr-2020

  New Changes to New York's Bail, Discovery, and other Criminal Laws

  Starting in 2020, New York enacted sweeping reforms meant to give criminal defendants more rights. The biggest changes were to bail and discovery. Bail was changed so that the vast majority defendants would be released at arraignments. Discovery is ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 30-Mar-2020

  COVID-19 (coronavirus) Legal Issues

  COVID-19 (coronavirus) Legal Issues - New York By Lance Fletcher, Esq. These are unprecedented times. As we naturally focus on this medical emergency, also consider how your rights may be affected. Hopefully, you never end up in an urgent medical, ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 27-Mar-2020

  State vs Federal Criminal Procedure

  New York Federal vs State Criminal Cases The United States has a patchwork of criminal laws that often overlap in that they proscribe the same thing. For example, when you commit a state level offense such as a grand larceny where you buy something ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 25-Mar-2020

  How to Find the Best NYC Criminal Defense Attorney

  How to Find the Best / Top NYC Criminal Defense Attorney John was working in the accounting department of a major hospital in Manhattan. He was confronted one day about discrepancies in certain transactions he approved and which caused large sums of ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 8-Jan-2020

  Sealing, Expungment, and Hiding Criminal Records in New York

  Expungement and Sealing in New York New laws in New York now make it easier than ever to hide an old New York arrest. Having an arrest record can severely damage your reputation, career, professional license, immigration status, ability to travel ...

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