New York Felonies Legal Questions

I am going to assume that you are asking if someone commits a larceny in 1 state and then moves to another, will the law pursue. Probably. The DA will go forward if they have the evidence and either file a felony complaint or get an indictment. They will try and contact the defendant. If they can't contact the defendant, they will get a warrant for the defendant's arrest. If the defendant is arrested pursuant to the warrant, he will be held for up to 90 days while the jurisdiction that got the warrant files papers showing reasonable cause to believe the defendant did the crime. Then the defendant will be picked up. Whether the prosecutor will go forward is anyone's guess.   ... Read More

In the state of New York, petit larceny is not a felony.  (Penal Law 155.25).  Before submitting any information on a college application, be sure to read the question carefully.  For example, if they only request disclosures of convictions (misdemeanor or felony), you would not have to admit to a petit larceny arrest that was resolved by a disposition of a violation, not a crime, or if you received an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law 170.55. ... Read More

Theoretically if there is physical evidence that a murder (homicide) was committed and that a particular person committed it,  I would expect that the person would be arrested and charged. Whether the charge would be murder or manslaughter depends on what the prosecutor thinks that they could prove at trial. As to lack of a specific reason,  I can't imagine that there would be no possible motive that a prosecutor could argue  to the jury. ... Read More