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Justia Legal Resources: Traffic Tickets Legal Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Rather than going to trial, a driver and a prosecutor in a contested traffic case might reach a compromise. If a driver faces multiple charges, they might arrange with the prosecutor to plead guilty to one charge in exchange for getting the others dismissed. A judge would need to approve any proposed settlement, but they usually do.

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Panel Says NY Prosecutor, Attorney Declined to Cooperate With Judicial Misconduct Probe–Law.com

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Brian Lee Litigation Reporter A judge has compelled an acting prosecutor in south-central New York and another attorney to cooperate with an investigation of a complaint of misconduct against a former judge, after the two lawyers had refused to obey a subpoena, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said in a statement Tuesday.

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Unlikely Careers for Lawyers

Legal Talk Network

In the below episode, Lucy Lang, a former prosecutor who now serves as a New York Inspector General, discusses her role in the government. JAG Lawyer A Judge Advocate General is a unique opportunity for those who want to defend their country in court. She encourages others to be brave and proactive, asking, “If not you, then who?”

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U.S. Federal Judge Denies Motion to Suppress Jan. 6 Location Data–Lawfare

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Geofence warrants allow prosecutors to distinguish people whose identities are unknown but whose locations implicate them in an illegal act. By Avery Schmitz According to the opinion, the geofence warrant has provided the Department of Justice with data on just over 5,700 devices.

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Colin S. Levy

Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term because I aspired to be a homicide prosecutor in the D.C. prosecutors appeared before D.C. prosecutors appeared before D.C. I was told I would develop a lifelong mentor/mentee relationship with the judge for whom I clerked, and that the position would confer only professional benefits.

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NY sees surge in botched prosecutions due to ‘speedy trial’ errors–Albany Times-Union

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Cases involving rape, attempted murder among those dismissed because prosecutors are blowing deadlines Robert Gavi n The statewide statistics showed a nearly 161 percent increase in such dismissals, as well as a 63 percent increase in Albany County, a 262 percent increase in Rensselaer County and 450 percent hike in Schenectady County.

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‘Turtleboy’ blogger faces criminal charges from Massachusetts in First Amendment fight–NY POST

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Prosecutors allege Aidan Kearney sent “harassing, threatening and intimidating” messages to witnesses and investigators in the criminal case against Karen Read, who is accused of running over John O’Keefe, a Boston Police officer. He’s also been outspoken in protests defending Read, but prosecutors allege his activism crossed a line.