reasonable Archives - Law Offices of Michael Singer, P.C.

Police Misconduct: the word of an unreliable civilian complainant should not serve as probable cause to arrest

Christopher D. Galiardo — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:51:29 +0000

Often, a client of potential police misconduct will have been arrested on the basis of an allegation made by a civilian, not a police officer (e.g., a claim of assault that the police did not witness). In these instances, it cannot be argued that the police fabricated the evidence against the client, since the allegations, […]

The post Police Misconduct: the word of an unreliable civilian complainant should not serve as probable cause to arrest appeared first on Law Offices of Michael Singer, P.C..

SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS

Christopher D. Galiardo — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:37:04 +0000

We represent many individuals who have been injured in motorcycle accidents. Time and time again, cars fail to notice motorcyclists driving lawfully upon the road and cut in front of them, merge directly into their lane or force them off the road. Time and again, it is the motorcyclist alone who suffers injury from the […]

The post SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS appeared first on Law Offices of Michael Singer, P.C..

CAR STOPS – “Failure To Signal” new predicate for car stops

Christopher D. Galiardo — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:25:20 +0000

Any criminal practitioner in recent years has seen a proliferation of the latest “catch all” predicate police allege for making a car stop: the defendant failed to signal. It is a clever predicate in that, unlike the allegation of mechanical issues such as a broken tail light, it is nearly impossible to disprove. Moreover, in […]

The post CAR STOPS – “Failure To Signal” new predicate for car stops appeared first on Law Offices of Michael Singer, P.C..