On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | Nov 15, 2019 | criminal defense
One of the basic rules when it comes to prescription medication is never to take a medication not prescribed to you. Even if you know what the drug is and how it works, you should never take someone else’s medication. This is a safety precaution. It also is a...
On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | Nov 15, 2019 | criminal defense
A drug-related conviction in New York can come with serious consequences. Many people who face charges do so because of a substance abuse issue, and a jail or prison sentence does not typically treat the root of the offense. The Society for Evidence-Based...
On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | Jun 28, 2019 | criminal defense
Many New Yorkers were hoping that the state’s lawmakers would pass legislation that would generally make marijuana legal for personal use. Unfortunately, lawmakers couldn’t decide how to go about that process — so they opted for further...
On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | Jun 13, 2019 | criminal defense
People get into legally problematic situations all the time. Most of them require criminal defense services in order to prevent or minimize the consequences that arise from such situations. Of course, one key thing that everyone can do is to avoid making their own bad...
On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | May 27, 2019 | criminal defense
Children with disabilities and special needs are at greater risk of being arrested than other children. School resource officers (SROs) and other law enforcement officers may not understand that their behavior is related to their condition. One 10-year-old special...
On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | May 17, 2019 | criminal defense
You get accused of a crime and arrested. The reason that the case against you looks so strong is because an eyewitness comes forward and says that they remember you being at the scene of the crime and playing a role in that event. An eyewitness tends to carry a lot of...
On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | Apr 12, 2019 | criminal defense
White collar crimes are often thought of as crimes without victims because they’re not violent and those committing the acts don’t see who they affect. The assumption that no one suffers is wrong, though, especially in cases where a person has their...
On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | Mar 22, 2019 | criminal defense
“Mail fraud” is a very broad term because it can refer to crimes of widely varying severity. It is a crime that is defined by fraudulent activity that uses any type of mail communication to meet its goal. Common examples of mail fraud include selling or...
On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | Mar 20, 2019 | criminal defense
Four men were taken into police custody at an Applebee’s restaurant in Valley Stream early in the morning on March 17, after getting involved in a violent fight just before midnight. A spokesperson with the Nassau County Police Department notes that a...
On behalf of Tinari, O'Connell & Osborn, LLP | Feb 14, 2019 | criminal defense
When you left your partner, you knew that they weren’t happy about it. What you didn’t know is that they would seek revenge on you by filing a report with the police claiming that you abused them. You don’t think the accusation will stand, and you...
