Posts by Threespot Dev
WNYC: Stop and Seize: When the NYPD Takes Your Cash
Last February, Harold Stanley was on his block one evening, in the Morrissania section of the Bronx. He decided to drive to McDonalds, and when…
NY Daily News: When cops just take your cash and car
An arcane 134-year-old process few New Yorkers have even heard of means the NYPD can take the possessions — cars, cash, computers — of anyone…
Delegation of criminal defense attorneys from Japan visit BxD
On Monday and Tuesday, October 26 and 27, we were visited by a delegation of criminal defense attorneys from Japan. The Japanese criminal justice system will soon be…
NY1: Weighing Bronx DA Candidate’s Role in Controversial Rikers Case
Thursday night, NY1 reported that Darcel Clark, the leading candidate for Bronx District Attorney, played a previously undisclosed role in the case of Kalief Browder,…
New York Law Journal: Legal Providers Critical of Foster Care Pact with State
Legal service providers on Wednesday denounced the terms of a proposed settlement of a class action suit in which the state has agreed to hire…
Jodi Morales and Sarah Deri Oshiro Presented Testimony at City Council Oversight Hearing
Criminal Defense Attorney Jodi Morales and Immigration Supervising Attorney Sarah Deri Oshiro presented testimony at City Council Oversight Hearing: Evaluating Attorney Compliance with Padilla V.…
Where Criminal Defense Meets Civil Action: an Interview with Runa Rajagopal
This is the third in a series of interviews with attorneys who are pursuing social change through their work. This conversation is between Social Change…
New York Times: State’s Chief Judge, Citing ‘Injustice,’ Lays Out Plans to Alter Bail System
Public defenders applauded Judge Lippman’s plans. Robin Steinberg, executive director of the Bronx Defenders, said the automatic reviews of bail decisions would hold arraignment judges…
The Atlantic: How Treatment Courts Can Reduce Crime
Court-mandated substance-abuse treatment programs can keep people out of prison and save tax-payer dollars, so why aren’t they being utilized? When I first met my…
Avery McNeil Presented Testimony Before the New York City Council
Bronx Defenders Criminal Defense Attorney and Coordinator for the Human Traffic Intervention Court Avery McNeil presented testimony before the New York City Council Joint Hearing of the…