On Behalf of Lerner & Lerner, P.C. | Jun 11, 2015 | Criminal Defense
New York residents may wonder how the insanity defense works and how common it is. Although many people who commit violent crimes are mentally ill, mental illness is not the same as insanity from a legal standpoint, and the National Institute of Mental Health found...
On Behalf of Lerner & Lerner, P.C. | Jun 3, 2015 | Drug Charges
Authorities in New York are concerned about a new drug called ‘flakka” that has been growing in popularity across the country. Over the past year, nine people in the western part of the state have been charged for possession of the drug. Most recently, a...
On Behalf of Lerner & Lerner, P.C. | Jun 1, 2015 | Drunk Driving
New York residents may know the playwright and actor Sam Shepard for his performances in films including ‘Steel Magnolias” and ‘Black Hawk Down,” and they may be surprised to learn that the 71-year-old Pulitzer Prize winner was taken into...
