Over the past few months, Saland Law PC has enjoyed success both in the courtroom and in the professional arena. The New York criminal defense attorneys and former Manhattan prosecutors at Saland Law PC have diligently and successfully advocated for clients investigated and arrested for Grand Larceny, Criminal Possession of…
Although each case is unique and requires its own assessment, it is rarely, if ever, beneficial to speak to the police without a lawyer. You may think you are smarter or have the right answers to their questions, but you could be damning yourself and giving prosecutors the tools to…
A sister crime that is equal to Grand Larceny and Petit Larceny, but established through distinct elements in New York, is Criminal Possession of Stolen Property. Ranging from an “A” misdemeanor up to varying felonies, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property encompasses both actual possession of stolen property and constructive possession…
If you take a skirt, shoes or even groceries without paying from H & M, Saks Fifth Avenue or Whole Foods respectively, well, then, you must have committed a theft. Clearly, if you walked out of the store concealing the property or just without paying you are going to get…
Not paying taxes is bad enough, but getting caught by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and then getting prosecuted by the Queens County District Attorney’s Office is far worse. Having represented numerous individuals for New York theft and tax fraud crimes, including one individual for alleged…
In this series of blogs we have been examining how the New York Criminal Courts determine the value of the allegedly stolen property at issue in a felony New York Criminal Possession of Stolen Property case or a New York Grand Larceny case. As New York criminal defense attorneys and…
In a previous blog entry I began a series in which we tackled the important and sometimes complicated issue of determining the value of stolen goods in a New York Grand Larceny or Criminal Possession of Stolen Property criminal trial. Charges of Grand Larceny and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property…
As we’ve often mentioned, under the New York Penal Law (often called the New York Criminal Law or New York Criminal Code), the seriousness of a vast majority of larceny-related crimes is usually based not upon what type of property is stolen, but rather, the value of the stolen property…
In the overwhelming amount of New York Grand Larceny or Criminal Possession of Stolen Property criminal cases, the value of the property stolen will play a significant role in the defendant’s charge. Under New York Penal Law 165.45, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree, it is a…
Under New York’s larceny laws and theft crimes statutes, certain crimes and offenses are completed at the time they are committed. Take, for example, Grand Larceny, pursuant to Article 155 of the New York Penal Law. Under New York Penal Law 155.30, a person commits Grand Larceny in the Fourth…