Yes. New York State law mandates that any person charged with a crime must have a lawyer represent and defend them. If you cannot afford a lawyer, the Court will appoint one [...]
No. You can hire a lawyer at any time. It is always in your best interest to contact an experienced criminal defense lawyer who has handled similar cases as soon as there [...]
No. To be charged with Forcible Touching, you must intentionally and for no legitimate purpose touch someone inappropriately/in a sexual manner. Under this scenario, an accidental brushing would not constitute a crime.
A case does not have to go to trial unless the person accused of the crime decides they want to go to trial or a prosecutor refuses to enter plea bargain negotiations. [...]
Sexual intercourse means any penetration of the penis into the vagina. It is considered sexual intercourse if any penetration occurs, however slight, including very minor or negligible.
Oral sexual conduct is any contact between people involving the mouth and penis, the mouth and anus, or the mouth and vagina or vulva.
Anal sexual conduct is contact between two people involving the touching of the penis and anus.
Sexual contact is the touching of sexual or other intimate parts of a person for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire of either party. Sexual contact includes having a victim touch the [...]
Forcible compulsion means to intentionally compel by (1) use of physical force or (2) by a threat, express or implied, which places a person in fear of immediate death or physical injury [...]
In New York, lack of consent occurs when any of these facts exist or occurs: Not having permission for the sexual act to occur, including but not limited to, being told “no”. [...]