Most Buffalo residents with no prior drinking and driving convictions are eligible to attend the Drinking Driver Program if convicted of an alcohol-related driving offense. Attendance at the Drinking Driver Program is required to obtain a conditional driver’s license if the defendant wishes to continue driving for work, school, medical treatment and other necessities while […]
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Anyone who relies upon a commercial motor vehicle driver’s license to continue working faces serious consequences if convicted of a drinking and driving offense and should seek the help of an experienced Buffalo DWI lawyer. Even for a first time offender, the laws of New York State make it nearly impossible for someone whose employment […]
When a defendant chooses to go to trial on a drinking and driving offense, he or she should have an experienced Buffalo DWI lawyer who knows what to anticipate. While every case has its own unique aspects, in most drinking and driving cases there are a very limited number of witnesses who will usually testify […]
Many Buffalo area defendants convicted of a drinking and driving offense will be required by the court to meet with a probation officer prior to sentencing. The fact that the DWI defendant must meet with a probation officer does not mean that he or she will eventually be sentenced to probation. Instead, the purpose of […]
Many New York drug possession or sale crimes are graded based on the weight of the drugs in question, and in the case of Criminal Sale of Marijuana (Marihuana) in the Third Degree (NY PL 221.45), Buffalo prosecutors can charge you if you sell a quantity of pot, or a mixture containing it, that weighs […]
People who deal in large quantities of drugs, even marijuana, are considered a serious menace to public safety, and when you’re caught selling more than a pound of marijuana, you can be charged with the class C felony Criminal Sale of Marijuana (Marihuana) in the First Degree (NY PL 221.55). Judges have a lot of […]
Criminal Sale of Marijuana (Marihuana) in the Second Degree (NY PL 221.50) is a serious felony charge, and there are two ways that Buffalo prosecutors will bring it against you. First, if you sell pot, or a mixture containing pot, in a quantity of more than four ounces, you’re in violation. More troublingly, from a […]
No, New York doesn’t have any mechanism for a “common law” divorce, so if you need to become divorced in Buffalo either to remarry or simply to tie up loose ends in your life, you’ll have to file for divorce. In most cases, couples who have not lived together for years have long since worked […]
Any experienced Buffalo DWI lawyer can tell you that a drinking and driving conviction carries a wide variety of financial penalties. Some of these – such as the fees associated with obtaining a conditional driver’s license or the mandatory surcharges imposed by New York State – are required to be paid, and the cost associated […]
Nearly all Buffalo area drinking and driving arrests involve the driver being asked to submit to a breath test to determine his or her blood alcohol content. The results of the breath test are necessary to support charges such as Driving with a Blood Alcohol Content of .08% or Greater or Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, […]