CRIMINAL LAWYERS

New York Criminal Lawyers are dedicated to providing a committed and vigorous representation. We successfully defend clients in State and Federal courts. Our Law Firm works with only the most outstanding and experienced Criminal Lawyers.


Felonies and Misdemeanors

Most crimes are divided into two main categories: felonies and misdemeanors. How crimes are classified varies from state to state based on the will of the people and their elected representatives. Generally:

• Felonies are crimes that are punished by more than one year in prison and usually are the more serious of the two. Learn more about Felonies.
• Misdemeanors are crimes where the person faces less than one year in prison and are usually less serious crimes. Learn more about Misdemeanors.

• The crime occurred on federal property
• Federal employee committed the crime
• The criminal activity affects interstate commerce, such as drug trafficking

 

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Criminal Law Proceedings

Although the rules often vary, most criminal proceedings follow these general steps:

• Stop/investigation
• for the police to stop or investigate you they must have a reasonable belief that you violated the law
• Search
• if a police officer believes that evidence is needed to further the investigation they must get a search warrant
• to get a search warrant the officer must provide the issuing judge with probable cause, which usually means that there is enough facts to support the assumption that there is sufficient evidence present at the scene where they are going to search
• a police officer does not need a warrant if there are exigent circumstances, which means there is an extreme need for personal or public safety to search the premises
• Interrogation
• a person can be questioned as long as their constitutional rights are protected Arrest
• the police must have probable cause to arrest an individual, unless the crime was committed in the officer's presence
• the person must be afforded the constitutional right to obtain an attorney and to remain silent until speaking with that attorney
• Charge/release/bail
• the police have a very short time after arrest in which to charge or release you
• if the police decide to charge you, a complaint or indictment will be filed, and at an arraignment you will hear the charges against you.
• at this point you have the option to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty or no contest
• in some cases a preliminary hearing may also be held
• there may also be settlement conferences set to try to reach a plea bargain
• Trial
• the constitution guarantees the right to a trial by jury
• the jury will make a finding of guilty, not guilty or acquittal Sentencing Hearing
• The Court will determined the length and type of punishment you will receive

A Criminal Lawyer will provide a Free Consultation and we are available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. A Criminal Lawyer will visit you 24 hours, work on weekends and assist with Bail. We will also initiate an investigation of your case without cost to you.

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