Generally, an officer may arrest a person when that officer has reasonable cause to believe that person committed a crime, whether in the officer’s presence or not. However, for an officer to arrest a person for a non-criminal offense, the offense must be committed in the officer’s presence. There are…
Previously I discussed New York Court of Appeal’s cases which held that the police do not have to read a DWI suspect his or her rights before requesting that they perform Field Sobriety Tests because such tests are not testimonial or communicative. People v. Hager, 69 N.Y.2d 141, 512 N.Y.S.2d…
Many times those charged with a New York Driving While Intoxicated charge will complain that they never were read their rights. When one must be read their “rights” is beyond the scope of this blog. However, for purposes of Field Sobriety Tests, the issue addressed in this blog is whether…
New York criminal law firm Tilem & Campbell would like to take a moment to thank our clients, blog readers and friends for a great year and wish everyone a very healthy and happy holiday season. During this season a couple of things bear repeating. Drinking and Driving is a…
Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs) are designed to test one’s physical abilities and well as their ability to divide their attention between multiple tasks or instructions. They are utilized by officers in making a decision to arrest a motorist for Driving While Intoxicated. In order to arrest a motorist for DWI,…
New York criminal defense law firm Tilem & Campbell will launch a holiday season ad campaign directed toward those caught Driving While Intoxicated or violating other New York traffic laws. The campaign will advertise the Doctor Summons trade name which will ask potential clients to contact Tilem & Campbell through…
Criminal Defense lawyer Peter Tilem will appear on Bronx Legal tonight at 6:30 pm. The topic of discussion tonight will include New York gun laws, the Plaxico Burress gun arrest and other New York weapons offenses. The video of tonight’s show for those who do not live in the Bronx…
The New York Post printed a full page article yesterday on the dismissal of the bus matron case that was defended by New York criminal defense firm Tilem & Campbell. As explained in our last blog the case involved a school bus matron charged in Brooklyn Criminal Court with failing…
New York Criminal Defense firm, Tilem & Campbell scored a complete dismissal on all charges in a hard fought Endangering the Welfare of a Child case in Brooklyn, earlier today. The case involved a former school bus matron who was charged with standing by and taunting a young autistic boy…
New York Criminal Defense Firm Tilem & Campbell is very happy to announce that its New York Criminal Attorney Blog has been awarded the honor of “Top Criminal Law Blog” by Attorney.org. The award, which is prominently displayed on the blog, is a recognition of the hard work partners Peter…