Author Archives: David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

El partido republicano de los Estados Unidos cambia para adoptar una actitud menos rigurosa sobre las condenas

Posted on March 21, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

Por Jeremy W. Peters, Publicado el 13 de marzo de 2014, New York Times

“Construimos tanta prisiones que la gente comenzó a preguntar: ¿Podemos solventar esto?”

Unos senadores republicanos conservadores se han unido filosóficamente con algunos de los demócratas más liberales respecto a políticas que reducirían la población en las prisiones. Los conservadores en […]

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G.O.P. Moving to Ease Its Stance on Sentencing

Posted on March 21, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

By Jeremy W. Peters, March 13, 2014, The New York Times

“We built so many prisons people began to ask the question: ‘Can we afford this?’ ”

Conservative Republican senators have joined philosophically with some of the most liberal Democrats on policies that would reduce prison populations. Fiscal conservatives say now that proposals along these lines would shave […]

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Desenfrenada conducta dolosa de los fiscales

Posted on March 21, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

Por La Junta Editorial del diario The New York Times, 4 de enero de 2014.

En el sistema de justicia, los fiscales tienen la potestad de decidir los cargos penales que van a a presentar y como que el 97 por ciento de las causas se resuelven sin la celebración de un juicio oral, esas […]

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Rampant Prosecutorial Misconduct

Posted on March 21, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

By The Editorial Board, The New York Times, Jan. 4, 2014

In the justice system, prosecutors have the power to decide what criminal charges to bring, and since 97 percent of cases are resolved without a trial, those decisions are almost always the most important factor in the outcome. That is why it […]

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Mafioso Acusado en Asesinato de Policia Determinado No Culpable

Posted on March 3, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

Por Selim Algar, New York Post 26 de noviembre de 2013

Un antiguo jefe mafioso que los fiscales federales dijeron que había ordenado el asesinato en 1997 de un oficial del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York que se casó con su ex esposa fue declarado no culpable por un jurado de Brooklyn.

Los jurados tardaron […]

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Mobster Accused in Cop Killing Not Guilty

Posted on March 3, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

By Selim Algar, New York Post November 26, 2013

A Brooklyn jury found a former mob boss who federal prosecutors said ordered the 1997 hit on an NYPD officer who married his ex-wife not guilty.

It took only 4 ½ hours of deliberations for the jurors to find former Colombo consigliere Joel “Joe Waverly” Cacace not […]

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Cuestiones legales sobre las que todos tenemos preguntas, pero nunca llegamos a hacerlas

Posted on March 3, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

En la causa “United States v. CARLOS ARTURO PATIÑO RESTREPO, también conocido como ‘Patemuro’”, el tribunal ratificó la sentencia condenatoria. Esta es una causa de narcóticos básicamente común y corriente, pero en ella se trataron ciertos puntos que surgen con frecuencia y que se explican muy bien en este caso. Las citas de causas se […]

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Legal Issues We All Wondered About but Never Got Around to Asking

Posted on March 3, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

In United States vs. CARLOS ARTURO PATINO RESTREPO, AKA “Patemuro,” the court affirmed the conviction of an otherwise unremarkable case. However there was a discussion of certain issues that crop up in many cases and are nicely addressed here. Case citations have been omitted to a large extent and some editing has been done but […]

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Los acusados pueden usar bienes congelados para contratar abogados

Posted on February 21, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

NYTimes –  Por Adam Liptak, Publicado el 16 de octubre de 2013

 “WASHINGTON — Kerri y Brian Kaley, una pareja de Nueva York, no podía contratar un abogado para defenderse contra cargos penales graves debido a que el gobierno le había congelado sus bienes. Esto parece que les ocasionó un problema a […]

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Defendants May Be Able To Use Frozen Assets To Retain Lawyers

Posted on February 21, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

NYTimes By Adam Liptak, Published: October 16, 2013

“WASHINGTON — Kerri and Brian Kaley, a New York couple, were unable to hire a lawyer to defend themselves against serious criminal charges because the government had frozen their assets. That seemed to trouble several justices at a Supreme Court argument on Wednesday.

“The Kaleys were […]

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Un tribunal federal altera las reglas sobre la asignación de jueces

Posted on February 21, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

Por Benjamin Weiser y Joseph Goldstein

Publicado en el diario New York Times el 23 de diciembre de 2013 

“La Juez Principal, Loretta Preska, anunció nuevas reglas para hacer las asignaciones futuras de las causas más aleatorias y transparentes, y ofrecer a las partes un medio para que presenten objeciones […]

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Federal Court Alters Rules on Judge Assignments

Posted on February 21, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

By Benjamin Weiser and Joseph Goldstein

Published: December 23, 2013, N.Y. Times

“Chief Judge, Loretta Preska, announced new rules to make the future assignment of cases more random and transparent, and to offer a means for parties to object to assignments.

“Criminal and Civil cases are normally randomly assigned to federal judges in New […]

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El Congreso muestra apoyo bipartito para cambiar las leyes de condenas obligatorias

Posted on January 15, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

Publicado el 5 de enero de 2014, FoxNews.com

Una alianza inusual de dirigentes del Congreso busca cambios importantes en las leyes sobre las condenas obligatorias del país. El empuje de los congresistas aparece mientras el presidente Obama dirige la atención al asunto de las condenas obligatorias, en particular para los narcotraficantes no violentos.

Los partidarios dicen que las […]

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Congress shows bipartisan support of changing mandatory sentencing laws

Posted on January 15, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

Published January 05, 2014, FoxNews.com

An unusual alliance of leaders in Congress is pursuing major changes in the country’s mandatory sentencing laws. The congressional push comes as President Obama draw attention to the issue of mandatory sentences, particularly for nonviolent drug offenders.

Supporters say mandatory minimum sentences are outdated, arguing that they lump all offenders into one category […]

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El Soberano Distrito de Nueva York

Posted on January 15, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

En su artículo, “Street Cop”, publicado en el New Yorker, el 11 de noviembre de 2013, Nicolas Lemann describe a los fiscales de la Fiscalía Federal del Distrito Sur de Nueva York. Dado que tantos acusados son procesados por ellos, sería útil conocerlos:

“Si usted no es un abogado y se encuentra con una […]

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The Sovereign District of New York

Posted on January 15, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

In his article, “Street Cop,” Nicolas Lemann describes the prosecutors of U.S. Attorney’s office of the Southern District of New York. New Yorker, November 11, 2013. Given that so many defendants are prosecuted by them, it would be useful to know them:

“If you’re not a lawyer, and you meet a quiet, studious-seeming person and ask […]

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Los jueces deben advertir sobre la deportación, dictamina un tribunal de apelaciones de Nueva York

Posted on January 15, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

 Por James C. McKinley Jr., Publicado en el periódico, The New York Times el 19 de noviembre de 2013

Los jueces de Nueva York deben alertar a los inmigrantes acusados de un delito grave que encaran la deportación si se declaran culpables, dictaminó el martes el tribunal más alto del estado.

En una decisión de 5 a 2, el Tribunal […]

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Judges Must Warn About Deportation, New York Appeals Court Rules

Posted on January 15, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

By James C. McKinley Jr., Published in The New York Times November 19th, 2013

New York judges must warn immigrant defendants that they face deportation if they plead guilty to a felony, the state’s highest court ruled on Tuesday.

In a 5-to-2 decision, the Court of Appeals overturned its 1995 ruling that deportation is a “collateral consequence” […]

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¿Por qué se mueve tan lenta mi causa?

Posted on January 15, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

Por Johanna S. Zapp, Abogada

Todo el mundo pregunta lo mismo. ¿Por qué tarda tanto tiempo conseguir que se haga algo en mi causa? Desde hace ya meses he estado tratando de explicar a mis clientes que los cortes en el presupuesto han llevado a una fiscalía más lenta. Los fiscales se están yendo, bien sea […]

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Why is my case moving so slowly?

Posted on January 15, 2014 by David S. Zapp and Johanna S. Zapp

By Johanna S. Zapp, Esq.

Everyone is asking the same question. Why is it taking so long to get anything done on my case? For months now I have been trying to explain to my clients that budget cuts have led to a slower prosecutor’s office. AUSAs are leaving, either moving on to bigger […]

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