It depends on what type of attorney you have. If you have a court-appointed attorney or a public defender, it’s not likely a judge will let you switch attorneys. Typically there are disagreements between public defenders and clients over strategies and how best to handle the case, and those disagreements usually do not result in [...]

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution does not allow illegal searches and seizures of your private property. You are, however, allowed to give up that right. You can give up that right by giving permission to law enforcement officials to search your private property. If the police have sufficient evidence against you, they [...]

Most individuals charged with a crime in New York are allowed to have a bond set in their case. The amount of the bond depends on the severity of the crime with which the accused has been charged. Usually the more serious the criminal charges, the higher the amount of the bond. In order to [...]

Unless waived by the accused, every federal felony case must be indicted by a grand jury. In addition, the state of New York uses grand juries. Grand juries are not used for misdemeanors. Grand jury proceedings are conducted in secret. During the proceedings, a prosecutor presents the evidence against the accused. If the grand jury [...]