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Having a felony conviction on your record will make it difficult to rent an apartment, get a job, open a checking or savings account, or even move from one location to the next. A New York City criminal attorney from Law Office of Bukh Law Firm, PLLC can explain fully the consequences of your felony offense.
New York felony charge is a serious criminal offense All felonies are categorized as being a crime of âhigh seriousnessâ and our legal code describes felonies as crimes âpunishable by death or imprisonment in excess of a yearâ.
Our attorneys aggressively pursue a reduction of charges or complete dismissal in all our felony cases, and our statistics speak for themselves. Our NYC felony attorneys have been able to secure non-custodial dispositions in a large portion of cases that walk through our doors as a felony.
New York has complicated sentencing guidelines for felony convictions. Prison sentences and other penalties depend on several factors, including the nature of the crime and the defendant's criminal history.
For more than a century, New York has adhered to the strict rule that lawyers convicted of felony offenses should not be permitted to continue as members of the bar.
When you are convicted of a New York state felony you lose many of the rights and privileges of being an American citizen:You may no longer vote (this is called âfelony disenfranchisementâ)Exclusion of future purchase of firearms.You may no longer sit on a jury.You are excluded from welfare.More items...
Convictions for certain crimes, including sex offenses, Class A felonies, and violent felonies, can never be sealed. (New York Criminal Procedure Law § 160.59 (2018).)
Section 24A lays down that a person shall not be enrolled as an advocate if he is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude. But if the conviction comes after the enrolment, the person can be disqualified from practice for only two years once the sentence is carried out.
In addition to not being allowed to serve on a jury in most states, convicted felons are not allowed to apply for federal or state grants, live in public housing, or receive federal cash assistance, SSI or food stamps, among other benefits.
Unlike other states, New York does not allow you to expunge your criminal records, which would mean the record is completely destroyed and the crime and conviction is completely erased from your record. Instead, New York allows you to seal some criminal records under certain conditions.
Crimes involving violence, endangerment to children, kidnapping, sexual assault, robbery, arson, terrorism, and severe injury or death of another person typically are not eligible for expungement.
If the person was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense (i.e. legally considered to be an adult), then the conviction will be expunged from their record 11 years after the conviction date (not the offense date).
You can apply to have your criminal record expunged when:a period of 10 years has passed after the date of the conviction for that offence.you have not been convicted and sentenced to a period of imprisonment without the option of a fine during those 10 years.the sentence was corporal punishment.More items...
A phrase that describes wicked, deviant behavior constituting an immoral, unethical, or unjust departure from ordinary social standards such that it would shock a community. In criminal law, the law sorts criminal activity into categories of crime either involving or not involving moral turpitude.
Acts that are done recklessly or with evil intent will generally warrant classification as a crime involving moral turpitude....Crimes that are have been classified as crimes involving moral turpitude include:Murder.Rape.Robbery.Kidnapping.Voluntary manslaughter.Aggravated assault.Mayhem.Spousal abuse.More items...â˘
Before law school, students must complete a Bachelor's degree in any subject (law isn't an undergraduate degree), which takes four years. Then, students complete their Juris Doctor (JD) degree over the next three years. In total, law students in the United States are in school for at least seven years.