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On November 18 th, 2011, Addabbo and Greenberg convinced a Judge that the Police did not sustain its burden of proof at a Motor Vehicle Refusal Hearing. When a motorist Refuses a chemical test to determine Blood Alcohol Content, that motorist is subject to revocation of his or her license for one year. Before that can […]
On June 29, 2011, Addabbo & Greenberg attorney Jill C. Stone, a New York family law attorney, was, once again, cited in the New York Law Journal. In an ongoing divorce case, Plaintiff’s husband moved for an Order granting him exclusive use and occupancy of the marital residence, subject to reasonable periods of access by the defendant […]
On April 5th, 2011, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed the Forcible Touching conviction of a Winthrop University Hospital Technician. After a Jury Trial, the Defendant was convicted of Forcible Touching, but the Jury could not reach a decision on several Felony charges concerning three complainants. At a second Trial on the Felony charges, the […]
The Defendant, eighteen years old when arrested for Driving while Intoxicated, was found “Not Guilty” after Trial on March 24, 2011 in Criminal Court, Queens County. The Defendant was alleged to have been driving approximately 100 miles per hour on Cross Bay Boulevard when he was pulled over by the police after he made an […]
By WILLIAM J. GORTA The Brooklyn man accused of mowing down a beloved yeshiva teacher faces up to 25 years in prison after a grand jury indicted him on aggravated vehicular homicide charges. Anel Kolenovic ran through a red light at Ocean Avenue and Avenue N while driving recklessly on Nov. 29, 2010, killing Moshe […]
On January 11, 2011, a Brooklyn Jury acquitted the Defendant, a thirty- seven year old man, of the Class C Felony of Criminal Possession of a Gun that was in a car in which he was sitting. The offer prior to trial was seven years incarceration for having a loaded weapon in the car. Without […]
A thorough investigation of the facts of this case, along with knowledge of the law, saved this defendant from a Felony conviction for Driving While Intoxicated. The Defendant was arrested and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol as a Felony due to a prior Misdemeanor conviction for the same […]
By Thomas Zambito A BLOOD-SOAKED receipt with a scrawled plea for help- “Call 911”- was found near a Queens woman whose throat was slit, allegedly by her rapist. That chilling detail emerged yesterday at the trial of Hemant Megnath, accused of killing Natasha Ramen, 20, in 2007- months before she was to testify against him […]
Queens judge is first in nation to approve controversial DNA test By Thomas ZambitoDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER A Queens judge has become the first in the nation to approve a controversial DNA-tracking technique that can nail criminals with a speck of blood or the mere touch of a finger. Wednesday’s precedent-setting decision by Supreme Court […]
The Defendant was charged with Two Counts of Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated and Operating a Motor Vehicle while Impaired. It was alleged that on December 5, 2009, at the Queens Midtown Tunnel, the Defendant was operating his vehicle when a Police Officer observed the Defendant and alleged that the Defendant had watery and […]
Newsdayby Kathleen Kerr Last April, Janelle Trenchfield was told she had breast cancer. A biopsy at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola had confirmed the diagnosis, and so in June, the anguished Freeport woman had surgery to remove a lump and lymph nodes – only to find out days later that she hadn’t had cancer at all. […]
Evidence Of Refusal Of Breath Test Suppressed: Attorney Greenberg Wins Hearing Without Saying One WordA good lawyer knows the law and how to cross-examine a witness. A great lawyer knows when to say nothing and rest on the weakness of the evidence presented by the District Attorney. That is exactly what happened when Attorney Todd […]
Boy, 15, charged in Roosevelt murder Cody Hernandez BY MATTHEW CHAYES A 15-year-old boy from Roosevelt — a reputed member of the Crips street gang — was arraigned Thursday on a murder charge in the death of a rival from the Bloods, according to court records and Nassau County police. Cody Hernandez is accused of […]
On May 22nd 2009, the Defendant, who pled guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of cocaine base (crack cocaine), received what a Federal Judge called a “lenient” sentence based upon arguments made by Attorney Todd D. Greenberg at Sentencing. The Defendant, pursuant to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, faced a sentence range of 70 […]
BY ANN GIVENSann.givens@newsday.com A Nassau jury convicted a Winthrop-University Hospital medical technician of fondling a patient but could not decide whether he was guilty of having oral sex with that man or two others. After deliberating for three full days, the jury found Ronald Caparella, 45, of Glen Oaks, guilty of a misdemeanor, forcible touching, […]
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