In a full-fledged opinion by Justice Skelos, the Second Department struck down a so-called “program” which had been put in place by the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. Pursuant to the “program,” a “preamble” was read to the defendant just before the Miranda warnings were given. The Second Department determined the preamble rendered the Miranda […]
Defendant was convicted of criminal impersonation (and other offenses) because he sent e-mails which he falsely attributed to scholars who disagreed with the defendant’s father, an expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls. The First Department explained why the defendant’s falsely-attributed e-mails were not protected by the First Amendment: “Defendant was not prosecuted for the content […]
The police received a late-night report that three men had committed a robbery and fled into a park. At the park, the police saw the defendant and two other men. The defendant’s flight upon seeing the officers, who were in plainclothes and were getting out of an unmarked police car, “elevated the level of suspicion […]
In a full-fledged opinion by Justice Richter discussing a breach of contract case with a convoluted history, the First Department dealt with the spoliation of evidence and the appropriate sanctions for spoliation under the CPLR. It was alleged that a document was deliberately scorched so its authenticity could not be determined by scientific tests. The […]
The First Department reversed a finding of neglect of a child which was based on a single incident. There is a brief but substantive discussion of neglect or abuse findings based upon a single incident. In re Pria J. L., et al, 8841 First Dept. 1-29-13
The First Department, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Saxe, determined a law firm sued for malpractice could assert third party claims against other law firms which advised the plaintiff on the same matter. There is a substantive discussion of similar third party actions in legal malpractice cases. Millenium Import, LLC v Reed Smith LLP, […]
In a Grand Larceny 3rd case, based on the theft of cell phones, the value of the stolen phones was proved by the testimony of the store manager who did not provide “a basis of knowledge” for her statement of value. The Second Department noted that “ ‘[c]onclusory statements and rough estimates of value’ that […]
The Second Department determined the trial judge committed reversible error when he answered a juror’s questions in the robing room outside the presence of the defendant, the lawyers and the other jurors. The questions included “when the defendant could be deemed to be responsible ‘by the law’ ….”. Because the questions were not “ministerial’ and […]
The Second Department held that the letter from the buyer’s attorney to the seller’s attorney stating that the buyer was prepared to close “on any date … within the next ten days,” and that the buyer would make himself available “at any time and location so designated by you,” and requested that the seller’s attorney […]
In a slip and fall involving snow and ice, the defendant, in seeking summary judgment, did not demonstrate a lack of constructive notice by offering “some evidence as to when the area in question was last cleaned or inspected relative to the time when plaintiff fell….”. Specifically, the defendant “offered no evidence as to what, […]
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