You’ve just been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and you want to know why you were given two pieces of paper that both charge you with DWI. The answer is that when you submit to a chemical test and you blow over the legal limit (0.08) you are then charged under a subdivision
Hello, my name is Glen Obedin and I am a criminal defense attorney. I specialize in federal criminal defense work. I want to discuss a delicate subject right now, but something that unfortunately I do represent a lot of clients on in federal court and that’s possession or trafficking of child pornography. Now that’s a
My name is Glen Obedin. I’m a criminal defense attorney and I specialize in federal criminal defense and I’d like to talk to you for a few moments about something that a lot of people have heard of but may not understand exactly what it is and that’s the Federal RICO Statute. The RICO Statute
I am often asked by clients who’ve been arrested for a felony, “what is the process? What’s a grand jury? What does all that mean?” And, very often it’s actually not the client who asks that question because the client has been arrested for a felony, they’re in jail and it’s the family who are
Suffolk County criminal defense lawyer Glenn Obedin discusses the differences between a narcotics arrest and charge in the Federal system as opposed to the State system. Most people are versed in what happens when you are arrested in state court on a narcotics charge, but it’s quite different in the federal system. The first main
I very often get asked by clients, “If I have a warrant out for me, or I have a warrant out for me, what should I do?” Immediately what you should do is call your lawyer. Because the first thing that I would do is contact the police officer who contacted you, because it’s crucial
I am very often asked the question by clients of mine: “I was arrested and the police didn’t read me my rights. Can my case be thrown out?” They think that somehow that’s a good thing for them. I often have to explain to them, we all watch these crime programs and police dramas where
Bail, or the posting of security with the Court, is intended to secure the Defendant’s release from custody and presence at all future court appearances. The person posting the bail is putting their money or property at risk should the Defendant fail to appear in court. The right to bail, with certain limitations, is a
One of the most significant “escape valves” in the Criminal Procedure Law, Youthful Offender status prevents a defendant from having a criminal record. Any person charged with a crime who is at least sixteen years old but less than nineteen years old when the crime is alleged to have been committed is a “youth” as
A person who has been arrested, whether on a serious charge or a relatively minor charge, is immediately faced with two critical decisions. The first decision is “How do I secure my release from custody as quickly as possible?” The second critical consideration, both long term and short term, is “How do I find a