While Grand Larceny crimes are vastly more serious than their misdemeanor Petit Larceny counterparts, the theft cases that fill the dockets of New York Criminal Courts and the calendars of New York criminal lawyers – from Manhattan, to Queens, out to Westchester and Rockland Counties- usually involve violations of the…
In New York, one need not necessarily commit theft to be charged with a crime involving larceny. In fact, a New York criminal lawyer experienced in theft offenses can explain how in some circumstances, mere possession of stolen property is sufficient to establish the basis of a theft or larceny…
One of the more notable crimes under New York’s many larceny crimes and theft offenses is Grand Larceny by Extortion (often called Blackmail). Most experienced White Collar criminal defense attorneys in New York City, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the neighboring counties deal with the many faces of Extortion and Blackmail…
As an experienced New York criminal defense attorney serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and the surrounding counties such as Westchester, I am routinely confronted with legal question surrounding New York Grand Larceny crimes and other New York larceny laws and theft laws. In today’s blog post I want to…
One may assume that failure to pay a bar tab automatically violates New York Penal Law 165.15. In fact, Theft of Services – a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail – is often the crime charged in such cases when an individual is arrested for…
Ask any New York criminal defense attorney who regularly practices in the criminal court of our state. Not all thefts are created equal. The New York Penal Law breaks down Larceny into distinct degrees, ranging from Petit Larceny to Grand Larceny (NY P.L. 155.25, 155.30, 155.35, 155.40, 155.42). Prosecutors in…
New York criminal lawyers Elizabeth Crotty and Jeremy Saland are pleased to share their newest online resource for NY theft crimes and larceny laws. The NewYorkTheftAndLarcenyLawyersBlog.Com, along with its “sister” website, NewYorkTheftAndLarcenyLawyers.Com, is a resource with practical information on white collar theft offenses and larceny crimes in New York State.…