On July 1, 2017 the Legislature passed Public Act 17-31 (effective October 1, 2017) which had some significant changes for domestic violence laws in Connecticut. The most interesting was the modification to the stalking statute to significantly relax the threshold for a criminal prosecution and at the same time expand the…
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention there are about 25 incidents of domestic violence every minute in the United States. While nationwide trends have shown that the rates of domestic violence have dropped significantly since their peak levels in the early 1980’s after many States including Connecticut…
A recent article in the New York Post described the story of a top executive at a billion dollar investment bank, Jordan Lupu, 42, co-head of global prime brokerage at BMO (Bank of Montreal) Capital Markets who was arrested for shoplifting $210 of grocery items from a Whole Foods store…
Picking up today’s local newspaper I saw another high profile arrest of a New Canaan family who had hosted a High School graduation party in which an under aged teen guest had fallen backwards after drinking and sustained a head injury. In this case the incident involved Jim Vos the…
Lately, I have had a lot of really upset clients walking into my office who got caught up in relatively minor domestic violence matters in which no violence or physical injuries were reported, yet the clients were ordered by the Court to engage in fairly invasive “AIC” treatment for both…
I wanted to have a discussion about the dangers of “date rape” allegations and how they can totally destroy your life. This recent incident in which a live TV set was the scene of a “date rape” allegation shows us just how difficult it can be to draw the line…
The purpose of this article is to examine the circumstances of the recent Tiger Woods’s DWI arrest and see what lessons it can teach us about how to react when pulled over for a DUI/DWI stop in Connecticut. I am sure that by now almost everyone has seen the Police…
The purpose of this Guide is to explain how ICE detainers work and how they impact the rights and cases of those charged with criminal cases in Connecticut. WHAT IS AN ICE DETAINER? ICE detainers are issued every day in Connecticut yet many lawyers and even Police officers do not…