Buffalo prosecutors have a range of charges they can file when sexual contact has occurred illegally. In Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (NY PL 130.65), the charge alleges that you engaged in sexual contact through the use of force, where the other person was physically helpless and unable to consent, where the other person […]
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Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree (NY PL 130.60) in Buffalo is the crime of engaging in sexual contact with another person without that person’s consent, and where the lack of consent is for a reason other than the person being younger than 17 years old. Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree will also be […]
If you engaged in sexual contact with a person who did not consent, you can be charged with Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree (NY PL 130.55) by prosecutors in Buffalo. Conduct that can meets the terms of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree is broadly understood to include touching another person’s intimate parts, for […]
Persistent Sexual Abuse (NY PL 130.53) is a law that Buffalo prosecutors use to penalize a third sex crime conviction in a ten year period by charging a felony. Having two previous convictions for misdemeanor crimes like Forcible Touching or Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree, or felony sex offenses gives prosecutors license to charge […]
Yes, if you are currently covered by your spouse’s health insurance plan, you will continue to be covered for the duration of the divorce. Upon filing, the judge will issue automatic orders that maintain health and life insurance policies, cash and assets, and otherwise lock both parties into the financial situation that the marriage was […]
New York State law requires that any Buffalo driver asked to take a breath test to determine his or her blood alcohol content be observed for at least 15 minutes prior to the collection of the breath sample. During this period, he or she must not have ingested alcoholic beverages or other fluids, regurgitated, vomited, […]
Nearly all Buffalo drivers stopped for drinking and driving will be asked to submit to a breath test to determine their blood alcohol content. Breath test machines have been in use for decades, and the science behind them has evolved during that period. Many modern breath test machines – including most of those in use […]
The science underlying the breath test machine can be complicated, and it helps to have an DWI lawyer who is experienced at challenging the breath test following an arrest for drinking and driving. Henry’s Law, named after chemist William Henry, is an integral part of how the breath test machine functions. The breath test machine […]
New York State law requires every Buffalo driver convicted of a felony level drinking and driving offense to provide a DNA sample for inclusion in New York’s DNA Databank. The primary purpose of this databank is for use in future criminal cases where a DNA match may help determine who committed a crime. While DWI […]
Criminal Sexual Act in the Second Degree (NY PL 130.45) is a serious crime in Buffalo that can result in a seven year prison sentence if convicted. You are being charged with one of two acts under the statute, either being 18 or older and having anal or oral sexual conduct with a person under […]
