Criminal Proceedure

Published on: March 9, 2012

Sometimes it works to be doubly cautious with the helpers we get to live with us in our own home

by Stephen Bilkis

Sometimes it works to be doubly cautious with the helpers we get to live with us in our own home. This is the case that transpired with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold W as the victims and Frank C and Denise G as the ones convicted of the murder and robbery. According to the lawyer who studied the case, it was in June 1980 that G started working as a maid for Anna W and her husband Arnold. She was recommended by a neighbor in the Manhattan building they were living in.

The Ws as per the description of the expert who also analyzed the case, are already in their late 80s. After two weeks from the very first day that she started working for the elderly couple, her fiancé by the name of C was observed to be parking near the building where the couple lives. During the day of the crime, it was discovered that G left the door open so that her partner can easily trespass the unit. C then entered the apartment unit and used a knife to threaten the Ws.

Published on: March 8, 2012

Robbery cases can seriously harm a lot of innocent people

by Stephen Bilkis

Robbery cases can seriously harm a lot of innocent people to the point of even having their lives be put at risk. And this is all because of utmost selfishness and the wicked ways that some people resolve to doing even if it puts them into the most desperate and most extreme measures. An expert takes into consideration the case which involves George S. He was convicted of a crime which involves murder of a 20 year old female who died of major injuries as her purse was snatched in a moving train.

It was further investigated by the expert who also studied the case that George intentionally wanted to rob the said victim. The whole story start with the victim by the name of Regina G leaving her home to buy a present for her brother’s birthday. It was the very same morning that S also met with his friend Samaniego by the subway. S said that George told him about his plans of snatching someone uptown. In short, it all led to a terrible tragedy with George snatching the purse of Regina which eventually caused the worse accident of having her legs passed over by a train. Her pelvic bones and legs were crushed that she instantly died after 11 days.

Published on: March 7, 2012

Robberies can happen anywhere

by Stephen Bilkis

Robberies can happen anywhere from subway trains, on the streets, and even inside your own apartments. A competent source recalls a robbery case which happened on May 4, 1984 at around 10pm. It involved Lyman Green along with Harold Vizian who came into the apartment of John Matlock in Long Island. Vizian was a former boarder of Matlock and as they entered, he offered him immediately an item to sell at $35. But after inspecting the vise, the victim said that he was not interested to buy it even if the price was lessened.

According to further research made by another expert, Matlock told the two to leave already but they refused and instead assaulted him as they demand for money. Vizian was the one who closed the door and just watched Green and Matlock argue. This was the point when Green threatened Matlock with a pen knife which he got from the victim’s own pants. As they were struggling, Green ripped off Matlock’s pockets to get his wallet and then eventually ran out of the place. Vizian already left the place by this time.

Published on: March 6, 2012

Not all robbery cases are straightforwardly easy to judge

by Stephen Bilkis

Not all robbery cases are straightforwardly easy to judge. It can be as intricate as any other sensitive cases such as that of the sex crimes according to one expert who has been handling severe cases of robbery since the seventies. A good example of this to let you understand it all the more is the case of Larry Fay. It was considered to be a weak case with the defendant insisting that the gun found in their car was actually planted by the police and this then would cancel the conviction of robbery placed upon them.

Such convinced the trial court to admit what the accused was fighting for and investigate more on what made the police stop them. According to a source, the first one that was called to serve as first witness was Office Sheehan. He said that they were called through police radio about a robbery that happened at around 4:30am on December 3, 1978. There was not any picture of the robbers given considering that the alleged crime has just transpired and that everyone is after the profile of two people who ran away on a car after committing the crime.

Published on: March 5, 2012

It is common to discover that many of our youths of today are the ones who fall into committing crimes of robbery

by Stephen Bilkis

It is common to discover that many of our youths of today are the ones who fall into committing crimes of robbery that even start as simple as shoplifting according to a New York shoplifting lawyer. The case that can help you unravel it out all the more with the assistance of an expert would be that of Andre Garcia. The factors that were included in his crime of robbery include that of the use of illegal drugs. In the robbery crimes that he was involved in, the victims never really saw a gun displayed but they saw that the defendant was holding something inside his pocket. There was even once instance that one of the victims thought it was a knife.

With further investigation, the source who was also there during one of the trial hearings that it was a starter pistol under the possession of Garcia. He placed it against the body of the victims so as to threaten them and give in to his demands easily even if his pistol is not capable of discharging any bullets. It was between the months of April and May in 1989 that he committed numerous robberies within the area of Washington Heights.

Published on: March 3, 2012

Robbery and larceny are one of the most common crimes in the United States

by Stephen Bilkis

Robbery and larceny are one of the most common crimes in the United States. There are many different degrees of each, depending on the context and the situation. Our source tells of an interesting case.

We have the People of the United States as the prosecutor and Ramel Bayard as the defendant. Bayard was charged with 2nd degree robbery and 4th degree larceny and sentenced to seven years of prison. As a 2nd time offender, he was also sentenced to two to four years in prison.

Published on: March 2, 2012

Most people view the courts and judges as very strict and unmerciful robots

by Stephen Bilkis

Most people view the courts and judges as very strict and unmerciful robots. They are the hand of the law and although the law is cruel, it is the law. Our source though shares a case in which the law, in a decision that is originally thought to be unfair, was already quite merciful.

Gary di Leonardo was charged with 1st and 2nd degree robbery, criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree and brought before the Trial Court. What series of events brought him to this place?

Published on: March 1, 2012

In late 2002 and 2003, Phillip Riback, a pediatric neurologist, was charged with two indictments

by Stephen Bilkis

In late 2002 and 2003, Phillip Riback, a pediatric neurologist, was charged with two indictments, later consolidated, with 39 criminal counts alleging that he had sexual contact with numerous male patients during medical examinations between 1997 and 2002. The witness said that after pretrial proceedings in which some counts were dismissed, Phillip Riback went to trial on 30 counts. He was ultimately convicted of 28 counts, 12 felonies and 16 misdemeanors.

A confident who followed the case, said that the convictions stem from the testimony of 14 boys, none of whom knew one another (except two were brothers), whose families consulted defendants for their sons’ various neurological problems. The boys described a variety of conduct that occurred for the most part after their parents complied with Riback’s request that they leave the boys alone with him in the examining room, at which time defendant encouraged them to play a “controlled spitting” game with him, tickled, hugged or kissed them or play-wrestled with them, pushed his erect penis against their bodies, held them upside down by their ankles or had the boys sit or lay on him, during which time Riback’s hands or face came into contact with the boys’ genitals, mostly over clothing (several described defendant’s direct –underneath clothing- contact with their penis), or the boys’ faces were pushed to Riback’s genital area over clothing. The lawyer said that all of the contact occurred in the subterfuge of a medical exam by Riback, often accompanied by warnings not to tell anyone.

Published on: February 29, 2012

A jury convicted David L. Perkins of numerous crimes

by Stephen Bilkis

A jury convicted David L. Perkins of numerous crimes arising out of his conduct in providing alcohol to and engaging in sex acts with his daughter’s teenage friends. County Court had imposed the maximum sentence, an entire sum of 36 years in prison.

According to a reporter, Perkins asserted that there was legally insufficient evidence to convict him of sexual abuse because the court had failed to establish that the victim was physically helpless but the court asserted that the victim’s testimony that she blacked out and “was so drunk that she didn’t know what was going on,” was sufficient to establish the presence of physical helplessness.