Alcoholism and Court Reporting . . . Toxic Cocktail Wreaks Havoc with 30 New York Trials
In bars across the U.S. barflies talk into their cups. They mutter words that have meaning only for themselves. It’s a repeated uncomfortable scene of what the disease – alcoholism – is all about. But what if the scene is a courtroom in New York City? The courtroom reporter – the stenographer accountable for the […]
Desk Appearance Tickets
In February 2014, actor Sam Worthington was issued a desk appearance ticket after he was arrested for assaulting a photographer. Desk appearance tickets may sound like traffic tickets but they are not. They are far more serious. It is essentially an order issued to you by the police under NY Criminal Procedure Law §150.10 asking […]