Domestic violence allegations can cause extensive problems in a person’s life. New Yorkers who are confronted with issues related to this and are subject to an order of protection, can be challenged. Understanding how to address an order of protection and removing it...
Drug manufacturing is one of the most serious drug crimes that people might face in New York. Drug manufacturing involves people using specific processes to create illegal drugs. Drug cultivation normally refers to growing marijuana. While this type of charge is not...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York announced on May 5 that a narcotics investigation involving federal, state and local law enforcement agencies has led to the arrest of 17 individuals and the seizure of significant quantities of fentanyl,...
Police in New York have the option to inspect the exterior of a stopped vehicle with a drug-sniffing dog. A police canine that signals that drugs are present enables officers to search a vehicle without a warrant. Although dogs have a sense of smell far superior to...
The operative words in the title of this article are "may be." Even though a police officer may conduct a search of an Amherst driver's vehicle without a search warrant, that does not necessarily mean it was done legally. Police officers may search a vehicle during a...
Blood alcohol concentration is not the only indicator of impairment. Like police everywhere else across the country, officers here in Amherst look at other factors that may indicate whether someone is intoxicated. The actions of individuals during traffic stops could...
Before ending up arrested by police, you likely already knew that getting into a physical altercation with another person could lead to trouble. Assault or battery charges could easily stem from such an event, and you may never have anticipated ending up in such a...
Many New York residents take a misdemeanor or felony criminal charge seriously. However, when it comes to getting a traffic ticket, most people shrug them off and pay them just to move on with their lives. The problem is that could end up being a mistake since...
Getting pulled over by a police officer can certainly cause anyone's heart to skip a beat. When the officer seems to suspect something illegal taking place other than a simple traffic violation, the traffic stop can easily become more nerve-wracking. In some cases, an...
It would only make sense that the state of New York would not want people walking around with heavy firearms while intoxicated. The potential for disaster is almost guaranteed under those circumstances. Until Sept. 1, 2019, the legal limit for drinking and hunting was...
