Criminal Law

Felony preliminary hearings

Crime rates may seem like completely abstract figures, but they have a bearing on everyone’s real-world experiences. Local crime rates may influence how much funding government authorities assign to different law enforcement organizations. The allocation of funds can...

The police pull you over and accuse you of driving under the influence. This has never happened to you before, and it’s hard for you to believe that it’s happening now. But you know that it’s a very serious accusation and you’re interested in the potential...

Most people facing criminal charges in New York will quickly plead guilty just because they don't want to go to trial. Although about one in five people facing charges went to trial a few decades ago, now roughly 97% of criminal charges result in a guilty plea by the...

If you’ve been drinking and are stopped by the police, they may question you and ask you to give them a breath sample. New York is an implied consent state, which means that you have accepted that you will allow a chemical test upon request in order to maintain your...

Attorney Art Frost represented a client, N.C.P., who was falsely accused of criminal possession of a defaced shotgun. In New York, a person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree when they knowingly possess a weapon that has been defaced for...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit New York the hardest out of all states in the country, resulting in more than 250,000 cases and nearly 15,000 deaths as of April 22, 2020. While the state and local governments, as well as healthcare workers, do their part to “flatten the...

ATTORNEY INVESTIGATION Unfortunately, all too often, the investigation performed by police is the only investigation performed in Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI) cases in the criminal justice system. Too many lawyers fail to...