The penalties for disorderly conduct in Connecticut are not to be taken lightly. If you have been charged with a disorderly conduct crime, you need to contact an experienced criminal defense lawyer right away. Attorney Erin Field will be your personal advocate through the criminal justice system. Contact Field Law Office to schedule a consultation. […]
Category Archives: Criminal Law
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Nov
Nov
Almost every adult in the United States could theoretically be charged with committing a federal crime, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Because the average American isn’t well-versed in state and federal law, people sometimes don’t even realize when they’ve potentially committed a felony. However, being convicted of a crime can have […]
Alcohol, Criminal, Criminal Charges, Criminal Law, Drugs
Accelerated Rehab and Diversion Programs in Connecticut
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In Connecticut, “accelerated rehabilitation” is a diversion program that allows people charged with less serious crimes to avoid convictions by completing specific court requirements such as completion of rehabilitation programs. A person needs to apply for the Accelerated Pretrial Rehabilitation Program (AR). A prosecutor may even recommend it, but acceptance is not automatic. You need […]
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Also known as “three strikes law,” Connecticut has enhanced punishments for people convicted of three of the same or similar offenses. In most states that recognize this doctrine which goes back to the 1990’s, the meaning has more to do with repeating serious violent felonies and required lengthy sentences that go along with those felonies. In Connecticut, […]
Two men are seeking monetary compensation from the state of Connecticut for the years they spent behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit. The claims filed with the claims commissioner will, in a sense, test the new Connecticut compensation for wrongful incarceration law that was passed just a few years ago. The process will also […]
A few weeks ago the Judiciary Committee voted to repeal the death penalty. It wasn’t the first time the committed passed such a bill along, but last time it was vetoed by the governor. Now, reports are stating there’s a chance Connecticut could be the next to end application of the most severe form of […]
The process of monitoring convicted criminals released on parole in Connecticut has serious limitations and flaws. The monitoring by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) tracking costs Connecticut taxpayers nearly a million dollars a year for the technology systems and monitoring of 250 people. And that doesn’t include the expenses accrued for personnel to track town false […]
The Connecticut State Senate has been working on enhancements and new laws to toughen penalties for violent crimes, as well as provide additional funding for law enforcement activities. Under the propose legislation, multiple offense violent crime maximum penalties would automatically double for second offense convictions, and triple for third offense convictions. A controversial proposed “three […]
There are three separate proposed laws in the Connecticut legislature that would enact a “so-called” three strikes law. The bills, working their way through the Connecticut lawmaking progress, would require a person convicted of 3 separate violent felonies to be sentenced to life in prison. It would make Connecticut’s criminal laws among the toughest and […]
Connecticut lawmakers, and Governor Jodi Rell have proposed changes to how criminal justice is administered in the state. Among the reforms proposed are: Improved Criminal Lineup and Identification Procedures. Witnesses should be provided with improved lineup arrays, where the officers administering the lineup do not know who is the real accused defendant. This technique has […]