http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/ Published by Tilem & Campbell en-us 2010-07-26T19:01:07-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/07/new_law_makes_ignition_interlo.html A new law which takes effect on August 15, 2010, makes the installation of an ignition interlock system mandatory on all convictions in New York for DWI charges. The devices which are required to be installed at the defendant's... DWI/DWAI Peter Howard Tilem 2010-07-26T19:01:07-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/07/tilem_campbell_scores_another_1.html New York criminal defense firm Tilem & Campbell, scored another big victory in a Queens gun possession case when the Queens District Attorney's Office agreed to reduce the class "C" violent felony gun charge to Disorderly Conduct a non-criminal... GUN CRIMES Tilem and Campbell, PC 2010-07-21T18:19:03-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/07/does_your_driving_while_intoxi.html If you cause serious physical injury to another person in New York while Driving While Intoxicated (VTL 1192(2), (3)) or Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs (VTL 1192(4)), in addition to DWI charges, you may also face the more... DWI/DWAI John Campbell 2010-07-18T14:45:40-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/07/new_york_knife_laws_defenses.html As a prominent criminal defense firm our lawyers have become aware of the dramatic increases in knife arrests in New York City and we have been examining the defenses available to our client's who find themselves charged with possession... WEAPONS OFFENSES Peter Howard Tilem 2010-07-13T13:51:02-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/07/charged_with_driving_while_int.html Tilem & Campbell managing partner John Campbell is certified in Driving Under the Influence Detection and Field Sobriety Testing. He has taken the same training many law enforcement officers have. He has also completed the National Association Criminal Defense... DWI/DWAI John Campbell 2010-07-07T16:50:54-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/07/new_york_knife_laws_part_3.html There are two local New York City laws that have been aggressively enforced in the five boroughs of New York City recently and our firm has seen numerous people charged with these offenses. They involve possession of a knife... IN THE NEWS Peter Howard Tilem 2010-07-01T15:30:01-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/06/us_supreme_court_votes_to_appl.html The United States Supreme Court has issued a ruling applying the US Constitution, Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms" to State and local gun regulation. Ruling in the case of McDonald v. Chicago a 5 to 4... GUN CRIMES Peter Howard Tilem 2010-06-28T15:57:46-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/06/new_york_knife_laws_part_2.html As experienced criminal defense lawyers we have been seeing an increase in the number of people contacting us after being arrested with a knife. In our continuing effort to educate the public about criminal law, this series will summarize... IN THE NEWS Peter Howard Tilem 2010-06-23T13:49:36-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/06/new_york_knife_laws.html As criminal defense attorneys who handle a large number of gun and weapon charges we have seen an substantial increase in clients who come to us with charges relating to possession of knives. Now, in the wake of the... IN THE NEWS Peter Howard Tilem 2010-06-18T10:50:20-05:00 http://www.newyorkcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/05/new_york_search_seizure_two_me.html An issue that comes up very frequently in New York criminal cases is “when may the police properly stop a vehicle”? The intuition or hunch of an officer, even if it thereafter turns out to be correct, cannot justify... CRIMINAL PROCEDURE John Campbell 2010-05-07T15:08:41-05:00