Category Archives: New City Criminal Defense
When Algorithms Determine Whether Criminal Defendants Will Spend Decades in Prison
Many people likely do not realize the significant role that criminal sentencing AI plays in our criminal justice system. What this means is that algorithms used to estimate whether a defendant is likely to commit a future crime affects sentencing and other major decisions made by prosecutors and judges, such as the possibility of… Read More »
Criminal Justice Legislation Affecting Guilty Pleas & Wrongful Convictions Finally Passed In New York
New York just passed a criminal justice reform package that many are calling “the most important development in the criminal justice system in the last 40 years.” The law requires prosecutors to share evidence that they have collected against criminal defendants within 15 days of the defendant being arraigned. This is expected to significantly… Read More »
Major Announcements Regarding Decriminalization of Marijuana in New Jersey & New York
In late March, major steps were taken concerning the legalization (and decriminalization) of recreational marijuana in New Jersey and New York. While, on March 18, New Jersey Assembly and Senate Committees advanced a measure to legalize (and decriminalize) the substance, at the same time, New York’s Governor Cuomo indicated that New York may have… Read More »
