Blog Posts in November, 2010
Posted on Nov 30, 2010 By Stephan J. Siegel
When defendant Argentine made the mistake of attempting to cash a forged check in the amount of $1,200.00 in Nassau County one October 5 th some years back, he not only found himself facing felony ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2010 By Stephan J. Siegel
A common theme expressed in many of the comments in this blog is that many of the constitutional rights that many regular citizens consider to be excessively lenient treatment of criminal defendants ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2010 By Stephan J. Siegel
As stated in part I of this article, Article 10 of the New York State Mental Hygiene Law seeks to impose civil management upon certain sexually violent predators through either long-term confinement ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2010 By Stephan J. Siegel
N.Y.S.M.H.L. 10-Lifetime Civil Management of Sexually Violent Predators: Part 2 Obtaining certification to be authorized to provide representations on cases seeking to impose civil management of ...
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