Types of Police Brutality
At Ronemus & Vilensky, we are familiar with instances of police brutality, police misconduct, false arrest, discrimination, and police assault & abuse in New York City that have been brought to our attention through the media. What many people don’t know is that thousands of police harassment, false arrest, discrimination and police violence incidents occur […]
5 Facts You Need to Know About Wrongful Arrest or False Imprisonment
It’s difficult to come up with accurate numbers of just how many people are falsely accused of a crime, when we really only take a second look at those who are convicted of serious crimes like rape and murder and who are sentenced to life in prison or given the death penalty. So all those […]
Attorneys Can Help You Win Against NYC Police Brutality Abuse
When a police officer stops or arrests someone, they have an obligation to act responsibly and not use excessive force. As we have recently seen there are many times when rogue police officers act with excessive force and cause injuries or death. When this happens the victim of the police brutality has the right to […]
False Arrest and the NYPD’s Stop and Frisk Policy
Two years ago, Kenrick Gray, an African-American resident of Staten Island, was aggressively stopped and frisked by a NYPD officer named Michael Daragjati. Although he didn’t find any weapons or contraband on Gray, Dargjati took Gray into custody after he complained about the way he was treated during the stop and frisk. He ended up […]
Malicious Prosecution and the Law in New York
Malicious prosecution is considered a common law intentional tort violation that is generally found when an individual has been targeted for deliberate prosecution without solid evidence at to why. Under New York law, a plaintiff has the burden of proving five elements to establish malicious prosecution: 1) The defendant initiated a prosecution against the plaintiff […]
