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Criminal Attorney News

Archive for August, 2005

False Allegations of Child Molestation and Child Abuse: What is Real and What Only Appears to be Real, and How to Know the Difference

August 22nd, 2005

By: Edward Martinovich, Attorney at Law and Ariella Rosenberg

In 1986, a defendant was convicted of four counts of first-degree sexual offense and ordered to serve two life sentences. In 2001, after…


Sex Offender Registration: Is Sex Offender Registration Constitutional?

August 17th, 2005

By: Tony Partipilo, Attorney at Law and Ariella Rosenberg

In 2002, David Ballard of Texas was sentenced to life in prison for his habitual failure to register with authorities as a…


Shoplifting – It seems like such a simple decision at first

August 14th, 2005

By: Donna Ortlieb, Esq. and Natalie Banach

It seems like such a simple decision at first.

You look around and all the other store clerks are busy with other customers, no one…


RICO: Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

August 10th, 2005

By: Ed Martinovich Esq. & Dan Rhoads

The Gentle Don, Alphonse Frank Tieri, ascended through the ranks of the Genovese crime family by being both an effective gangster and an elusive criminal…


Traveling with Weapons: Federal Statutes and Regulations

August 8th, 2005

By Colin McKibbin, Esq., and Dan Rhoads

In 2000, 66-year-old Betty Jean Smith checked some luggage at Portland International Airport and boarded an Alaska Airlines flight to Anchorage. When a baggage…


Terrorist Threats: When Is a Threat Criminal?

August 7th, 2005

By Vince Imhoff, Esq., and Dan Rhoads

Despite its name, the crime of terrorist threats does not necessarily implicate al Qaeda or other terrorist organizations for their inflammatory speech or their attempts…


New York: Can a Convicted Sex Offender Expunge the Sex Offense Conviction?

August 7th, 2005

By: Edward Martinovich, Esq. and Ariella Rosenberg

Convicted sex offenders in Binghamton, New York could risk re-arrest if they pull off the highway to a gas station or stop for a…