Criminal defense attorney Ira Weissman discusses what you need to know about bail… Bail is something a judge sets to assure that the person’s going to return to court. So it would involve somebody who’s being arraigned and a judge having an opinion based upon all the facts that are presented at an arraignment which
Crimes in New York are defined by what the punishment can be. So that crimes that are punishable by less than 1 year in jail are misdemeanors, and those crimes that are punishable by more than 1 year in jail are felonies. There are varying degrees of both misdemeanors and felonies. For misdemeanors there are
Here is an interesting Driving While Intoxicated case… While there is no question that Driving While Intoxicated in Suffolk and Nassau counties is a significant safety issue which law enforcement needs to deal with, what I have seen at times is an over-aggressiveness and lack of judgment leading to unnecessary arrests. A perfect example of
Can You Get Arrested for a Traffic Violation? Traffic violations, generally speaking, are not arrestable offenses. However, there are some traffic offenses that are criminal, and those you can be arrested for. For example, you can be arrested for reckless driving because it is a crime even though the crime is found in the Vehicle
You’ve just been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and you want to know why you were given two pieces of paper that both charge you with DWI. The answer is that when you submit to a chemical test and you blow over the legal limit (0.08) you are then charged under a subdivision
One of the most significant “escape valves” in the Criminal Procedure Law, Youthful Offender status prevents a defendant from having a criminal record. Any person charged with a crime who is at least sixteen years old but less than nineteen years old when the crime is alleged to have been committed is a “youth” as
Suffolk County criminal defense lawyer, Ira Weissman, discusses what he believes are the qualities that make a good criminal defense attorney. The first thing that I think makes a good criminal defense attorney is a belief in the system – a belief that every person is entitled to and deserves a vigorous defense, and it
Criminal defense attorney Ira Weissman addresses the question of whether you should remain silent when you’re driving and you’ve been stopped by a police officer who pulls you over because you’re suspected of driving while intoxicated. If you’re pulled over for drunk driving, you should do what anybody should do if they’re arrested for any
I’m very fortunate in that not only do I consider myself good at what I do, I think others do also, but I’m fortunate that I have surrounded myself and brought into my practice two young men that are, I’d like to say and this is going to sound so egotistical, the future me. I