Law Firm of Gianni Karmily, PLLC

DWI TESTING | By driving in New York, you're consenting to a DWI test if requested. If you decline the test after an arrest for a DWI, regardless of if you're convicted, you face a one-year license revocation and a $500 fine. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/are-breathalyzer-test-result/

SEALING RECORDS | You may file a sealing motion with your lawyer’s help after your 16th birthday if you were convicted for a felony as a juvenile delinquent. While it's possible for the motion to be denied, you can try again a year later. LEARN MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/felony-conviction-records-se/

ARRAIGNMENT | An arraignment focuses exclusively on three matters: 1. The defendant understands the charge(s) 2. The defendant enters a plea 3. Deciding if bail should be set, and if so, for how much... LEARN MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/what-expect-at-arraignment/

PLEA BARGAIN | While plea negotiations often happen when a prosecutor and defense attorney meet privately, they can also be conducted online or over the phone. If accepted by a judge, it's a binding legal contract between a defendant and the state. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/when-plea-bargain-right-deci/

DEFINITIONS | A law can be set aside if the jury believes that it's immoral or wrongly applied to the accused. This is called jury nullification. While an attorney can't ask for its implementation, he or she can present you in a way to encourage it. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/jury-nullification/

GRAND LARCENY | Grand larceny (determined based on the value of the property that was stolen) is classified as a felony in New York, and sentencing can go all the way up to 25 years in prison. We can help you fight the charges. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/possessing-lost-property-ill/

RECKLESS DRIVING | Reckless driving is a criminal offense in New York. You’ll have a criminal record if you're convicted, so fight the charge. But don't go at it alone, hire an attorney who knows the law and penalties you're up against. LEARN MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/reckless-driving-laws-ny/

PLEA BARGAINS | If you’re facing a misdemeanor or felony conviction in New York, carefully review any plea bargain agreement with your defense lawyer before signing your name to it. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/violate-probation-long-island/

DISORDERLY CONDUCT | Disorderly conduct is a violation. However, this does not mean that a disorderly conduct charge should be taken lightly. Even though it is a violation, a disorderly conduct conviction can still carry serious penalties. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/disorderly-conduct/

AUOs | AUO in the third degree is a misdemeanor punishable with a fine of $200-500 and/or up to 30 days in jail. It can sometimes be reduced to an infraction, if the driver promptly renews the license and presents it to the court. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/auo-aggravated-unlicensed-op/

DWIs | If you drive with a BAC level at or above 0.18%more than twice the limityou may face an aggravated DWI charge. This is also the charge if a driver suspected of DWI was stopped with a passenger who is 15 years of age or younger. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/driving-while-intoxicated-dw/

DESK APPEARANCE TICKETS | Desk Appearance Tickets are nothing like traffic tickets, and they are more serious. Receiving one, in other words, is the alternative to sitting in jail from the time of your arrest until your arraignment hearing. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/desk-appearance-tickets-what/

A FELONY | While third-degree burglary is the least serious offense, which occurs when someone illegally enters or remains in a building with the intent to commit a crime while inside, it is still a class D felony. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/burglary/

ON RECORD | Reckless driving isn’t a mere infraction that gets you a traffic ticket. It’s a criminal offense in New York a serious misdemeanor. If you are convicted of reckless driving in this state, you’ll have a criminal record. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/reckless-driving-laws-ny/

COMPLICITY CRIMES | You can be held criminally liable for the conduct of another individual if you request, ask, solicit, demand, or intentionally help that person commit a criminal offense. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/complicity-crimes/

TRAFFIC FINES | You should never pay a traffic fine in New York without fighting the charge, because you don't want higher insurance rates or points on your license. The state’s DMV uses a point system to assign points for traffic violations. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/avoid-harsh-ticket-penalties/

If you’re charged with a crime, your attorney may seek to have the charge dropped by the state or dismissed by the court. If a charge cannot be dropped or dismissed, you have the right to demand a jury trial. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/when-plea-bargain-right-deci/

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY | All fifty states require persons who have been convicted of particular sex crimes to register as a sex offender. If you are required by any state to register, the failure to do so is a federal offense. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/removed-ny-sex-offender-regi/

New York State’s Sex Offender Registry classifies sex offenders into three categories based upon the offender’s projected risk of committing another sex offense and posing additional harm to the community. MORE: https://giannicriminallaw.com/removed-ny-sex-offender-regi/

"In this year’s elections, drug legalization initiatives won in red and blue states and new or revamped police oversight boards were approved in nearly a dozen cities. POLITICO reports that reforms can take years to go into effect, which gives opponents plenty of time to build new leverage block them." - The Crime Report READ MORE >>> https://thecrimereport.org//which-2020-justice-reforms-wi/

What does state law in New York say about lost property and the failure to return it? What criminal charges are available to prosecutors in such circumstances, and what penalties may be imposed on convicted offenders? READ MORE >> https://giannicriminallaw.com/possessing-lost-property-ill/

A SAFE 2021 | "Because of drunk driving, every half an hour someone dies in a car crash. In recent years, an average of 13,000 people have died in drunk driving related car crashes annually. The Fourth of July tends to have the highest number of traffic fatalities, but New Year’s Eve sees the highest increase in drunk driving related fatalities. According to the New York Times blog, Wheels, usually half of the fatal crashes on New Year’s Eve are related to drunk driving, most of which occur after midnight. While you cannot stop other drivers from drinking and driving, there are ways you can help protect yourself and your friends, should you choose to drive somewhere this New Years." - American Safety Council TIPS >>> https://blog.americansafetycouncil.com/drunk-driving-avoid/

ACLU: "We have faced unprecedented challenges this year, from a pandemic that has killed 318,000 people in the United States to thousands of protests nationwide fighting for Black lives and an end to racism in policing. Immigrants’ rights are inextricably linked to these moments: from our communities on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight to the disproportionate impact of enforcement, detention, and deportation on Black immigrants." https://www.aclu.org//a-deportation-moratorium-what-comes/

DRIVE SAFE TONIGHT | "Drunk driving is a problem on our nation’s roads every day, but it’s more prevalent during the holidays. During the New Year’s and Christmas periods in 2018, there were 285 drunk-driving-related fatalities. These deaths were 100% preventable. In 2018, there were 10,511 people killed nationwide in drunk-driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third of the crash fatalities that year. The tragedy of these deaths is felt year-round, but for many, most strongly during the holidays." - NHTSA https://www.nhtsa.gov//dr/drive-sober-or-get-pulled-over-1