A driver convicted of Driving While Intoxicated faces serious penalties and needs the help of an experienced Buffalo DWI lawyer. While the judge must remain within certain parameters when determining issues such as whether to impose jail or probation, the amount of any fines, and the length of any driver’s license revocation, an experienced lawyer…
In every Buffalo area drinking and driving case involving a breath test, a chemical mix known as a “simulator solution” will be used to make sure the breath test machine is working properly. This solution is supposed to consist of distilled water mixed with a known amount of alcohol. When a defendant in a DWI…
You have the right to handle your divorce yourself, without an attorney representing you, and there are cases where that works out. If you and your spouse don’t have a lot of assets or any children to work out custody and support arrangements for, divorce may simply be a matter of filing certain forms with…
Obviously, there is no absolute right for a Buffalo driver to withdraw a guilty plea to a drinking and driving charge at any time. Allowing DWI or other criminal defendants to withdraw a guilty plea simply because they changed their mind or did not like the sentence imposed would make it very difficult on the…
It is not unusual in Buffalo area courts for a driver charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), which a misdemeanor, to be convicted after trial of the lesser offense of Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol (DWAI), which is normally only a traffic infraction. A DWAI charge may be raised to a misdemeanor, however, if…
A Buffalo resident arrested for drinking and driving has all the rights of a defendant not only under New York State law, but also under federal law. The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution specifically requires that anyone accused of a crime be given the opportunity to confront the witnesses in his or her case.…
When a Buffalo driver takes the breath test after being stopped on suspicion of drinking and driving, the breath test machine uses a mixture known as a “simulator solution” to test the accuracy of the machine. The simulator solution contains a known amount of alcohol. If a simulated breath test using this solution yields the…
Defense Attorney For Those Facing Criminal Sale Of A Controlled Substance To A Child (NY PL 220.48) Charges In many cases, younger drug offenders can avoid the worst criminal sanctions, but when an adult over the age of 21 sells controlled substances to a person younger than 17, they can be charged with Criminal Sale…
Criminal Lawyer For Those Facing Criminal Injection Of A Narcotic Drug (NY PL 220.46) Charges Criminal injection of a narcotic drug is a Class E Felony in Buffalo to possess a narcotic drug and use a hypodermic syringe or needle to inject that drug into another person with their consent. Conviction under Criminal Injection of…
Defense Lawyer For Those Facing Criminally Possessing A Hypodermic Instrument (NY PL 220.45) Charges If you unlawfully possess or sell a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic needle, you can be charged with Criminally Possessing a Hypodermic Instrument (NY PL 220.45) by Buffalo prosecutors. This is an A Misdemeanor that can lead to up to one year…
