Criminal Law

Koz, Swartz Find No Love at New York High Court
Huh. Strange to think that former Tyco head Dennis Kozlowski has been in prison for about three years already. After a ruling issued earlier today by the New York State Court of Appeals, it seems fairly clear he’ll be there for a while longer...

Whole Wheat Rollin'
Please take notice of the recent addition to my NY blawg roll on the left side of your screen: New York Legal Update by Thomas Swartz, Esq., a former court attorney with the App. Div...

LexPress: To Plea, Or Not To Plea
By Jesse Sunenblickjsunenblick@judicialstudies.comPosted: 03-03-08 The New York Law Journal offers a comparison of two judges' treatment of recent plea bargains. In other news, the Court of Appeals will hear entreaties from former Tyco executives Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz.

Follow-Up on the New York Court of Appeals' Orals Arguments Regarding Tyco International Ltd.
As stated stated in this post, the New York Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in People v. Dennis Kozlowski and People v. Mark H. Swartz.-- the two imprisoned executives of Bermuda-based Tyco International Ltd...

New York Court of Appeals Webcast - Tyco International Ltd.
The New York Court of Appeals will webcast the appeals of the two imprisoned executives of Bermuda-based Tyco International Ltd. See the webcast here for People v. Dennis Kozlowski and People v...

Fifth Circuit affirms in large measure the convictions of two border patrol agents alleged to have shot a drug smuggler from behind as he fled on foot toward the Mexican border
Fifth Circuit affirms in large measure the convictions of two border patrol agents alleged to have shot a drug smuggler from behind as he fled on foot toward the Mexican border: The U...

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