On Behalf of Lerner & Lerner, P.C. | Apr 30, 2014 | Criminal Defense
Three men spent 18 years in prison after being convicted of raping and murdering a teenage Long Island girl in 1984. But when DNA evidence, and suggestions that a detective framed at least one of the defendants, came to light, the three were freed. Having a wrongful...
On Behalf of Lerner & Lerner, P.C. | Apr 25, 2014 | Drug Charges
A Long Island school bus driver has pleaded not guilty after being indicted on drug trafficking charges. Authorities claim that the accused woman sold heroin in between driving children to and from school. With children being involved, though tangentially, there is a...
On Behalf of Lerner & Lerner, P.C. | Apr 23, 2014 | Criminal Defense
Sometimes, a crime story in the media is so sensational, that the first instinct for many readers is that authorities should automatically lock up the suspect and throw away the key. Certain crimes appear to be so terrible, at least on the surface, that it may seem...
On Behalf of Lerner & Lerner, P.C. | Apr 18, 2014 | White Collar Crimes
Readers may have heard the term “double jeopardy” before. In the legal world, the double jeopardy protection means that one cannot be tried for the same crime twice, with certain exceptions. It is a rule that protects people from having to repeatedly...
On Behalf of Lerner & Lerner, P.C. | Apr 16, 2014 | Drug Charges
Sometimes, a person is charged with a drug offense when he or she is completely innocent. In other cases, the person is guilty of a relatively minor crime like misdemeanor possession, but prosecutors charge them with a more serious felony, like distribution. This...