ETKS Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson Contributes to Groundbreaking Report on Trial Penalty in New York
On March 26 ,2021 the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) released the first-ever report on the decades-long impact of the trial penalty in New York State, entitled ‘The New York State Trial Penalty: The Constitutional Right to Trial Under Attack’. The first of its kind in the State, it includes statistical analysis of the prevalence of the trial penalty, personal stories...
read morePartner Brian Shiffrin to Instruct Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Issues Raised by the Admission of Recorded Police Interrogations
ETKS Partner Brian Shiffrin will lead a Continuing Legal Education Seminar on the issues raised by the admission of recorded interrogations. Brian has taught attorneys the issues around police interrogations for years as he continues to litigate issues such as these at appellate courts throughout the state. During interrogations, police are permitted to lie and to express their opinion as to the suspect’s guilt. These statements, proper during interrogations, would be inadmissible at grand...
read moreETKS Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson Returns to ‘May it Displease the Court’ Podcast to Discuss Daniel Prude, Rochester Police Department, Capitol Attacks, and DOJ’s Resumption of Federal Executions under President Trump
ETKS Managing Partner, Donald M. Thompson, made his return to the critically-acclaimed ‘May it Displease the Court’ Podcast to discuss a litanny of legal topics including his involvement in the Daniel Prude case and lawsuits against the Rochester Police Department for excessive force. The podcast, hosted by Mary Whiteside also discussed current issues relating to former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and the Department of Justice’s rush to execute defendants during...
read moreThe Winter 2021 Issue of Atticus Includes an In-Depth Article by Brian Shiffrin Regarding the Inadmissibility at Trial of Police Lies and Statements of their Opinion about the Suspect’s Guilt During Recorded Interrogations
ETKS Partner Brian Shiffrin is out in front of the Winter 2021 Edition of Atticus, the leading online publication for the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, regarding his years’ long work researching and litigating the issues of the Inadmissibility at Trial of Police Lies and Statements of their Opinion about the Suspect’s Guilt During Recorded Interrogations. Click the link below to read the article in its entirety. The article starts on...
read moreDonlad M. Thompson Testifies Before International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racism in the United States
On January 23, 2021, Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson testified before the the International International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the United States. The Commission was brought forward by the Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), the National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL), and the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), whom decided to convene this International Commission of Inquiry. Hearings for the Commission will take place between...
read morePaul Meabon Secures Release of Client Held Under Sealed Indictment Rioting Charge
On December 10, 2020, Associate Paul Meabon, secured the release of his client who was held under a sealed indictment for the allegation of ‘Rioting’, at the time citizens of Rochester were protesting the death of Daniel Prude. Mr. Meabon wrote to Supreme Court Judge Victoria Argento and was granted the release of his client who was held at the Monroe County Jail. Mr. Meabon cited New York State Criminal Procedure Law in securing...
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