February 2013

Hate Crimes in NY

February 28, 2013

Arkady Bukh, The Bukh Law Firm, P.C. Recently there have been a few headlines relating to crimes of beating and stabbing in NY which have been charged as “hate” crimes. Both crimes happened in the Queens area, and at first, as they were so near in date to one another it appeared to be the […]

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5 Articles About Sex Crimes

February 28, 2013

Sex crimes charges are generally never what you want to find yourself facing. The stigma that accompanies them is usually the “guilty until proven innocent” and even once the accused is proven innocent their reputations have been fully tarnished and sometime unrepairable. Here is a list of 5 articles relating to sex crime laws form […]

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They didn’t read me my Miranda rights, do they have to dismiss my case?

February 28, 2013

While the general public understands they have Miranda rights when dealing with law enforcement, as criminal attorneys, we see there is real confusion as to what those rights are and what they mean.  On a fairly regular basis, we get calls from potential clients claiming their case must be dismissed because the police never read […]

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The Connecticut Shooting: An Argument for the English Model?

February 28, 2013

Gun control has always been a sensitive subject with many people in the United States. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allows all U.S. citizens to keep and bear arms. Even though the world is a much different place than it was when that Amendment was passed over 200 years ago, people in America […]

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Reasons for Criminal Behaviour

February 27, 2013

The reasons for criminal behaviour are not completely understood, but science and society continue to study and learn about why people commit crimes. The pendulum has swung widely through the centuries on this issue from the stance that committing crime is a matter of personal choice only to the idea that a person is absolutely […]

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Be Careful Not to Fall Victim to A Ponzi Scheme

February 27, 2013

Nearly everyone has heard the term “Ponzi Scheme,” but not many people actually know how they work. Understanding this type of investment fraud will help you avoid getting caught up in an act that can leave you penniless. Understanding A Ponzi Scheme A Ponzi Scheme relies on three main things: • The ability of the […]

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Was Johnnie Cochran The Greatest Criminal Attorney Of All Time?

February 26, 2013

Is he the best? Or Just the Most Famous? Johnnie Cochran will always be best remembered as the criminal attorney who defended O.J. Simpson in the most publicly presented murder case in the history of the world. Back when Simpson was on trial for the deaths of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman, televised trials were […]

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As Gun Bills Are Pushed Forward, Some Citizens Push Back

February 26, 2013

Don’t even think about taking my guns. My rights are not negotiable, and I am totally unwilling to compromise when it comes to the Second Amendment. –Michael Badnarik  (Guest post regarding gun laws and the gun control debate). With the recent mass shootings that have taken place, emotions are running high, and rightly so. The […]

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So your spouse is in jail and you want a divorce. What do you do?

February 25, 2013

An issue among married couples sometimes occurs when one of the parties goes to jail. The other spouse may want a divorce, but doesn’t believe the person can be divorced while they are in prison. Though special rules apply, the incarcerated spouse can usually be divorced, even though they are in prison. Jurisdiction A court […]

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5 Of The Most Famous Unsolved Murders

February 25, 2013

Unsolved murders fascinate the public even decades or more than a hundred years after the fact. Read on for some of history and contemporary culture’s most puzzling unsolved crimes. Andrew and Abby Borden Lizzie Borden is widely known in the public imagination as the famous murderess who chopped up her parents with an axe, but […]

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