Bennett Loudon

1 week ago | nydailyrecord.com | Bennett Loudon

A state appeals court has, for a second time, reserved decision and sent a case back to the lower court for a judge’s ruling. Defendant Lawrence D. Baker pleaded guilty of first-degree sexual abuse in April 2023 before Wayne County Court Judge Richard M. Healy.

1 week ago | nydailyrecord.com | Bennett Loudon

A Greece pawn shop owner has pleaded guilty to federal charges for his role in retail theft ring. Dominic Sprague, 41, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. Chief District Court Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford, to conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Under a plea agreement, Sprague faces up to six years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 23. Between December 2021 and Oct.

1 week ago | nydailyrecord.com | Bennett Loudon

A Buffalo attorney has a bank account containing more than $13,000, but he doesn’t know where the money came from, or who it belongs to. Mark H. Cantor, a partner at Cantor, Wolff, Nicastro & Hall LLC, has filed a petition in state Supreme Court seeking permission to give the money to the New York Lawyers Fund for Client Protection. The Lawyers Fund reimburses clients who suffer financial losses caused by the dishonest conduct of their attorneys.

1 week ago | nydailyrecord.com | Bennett Loudon

A New York City judge has dismissed a weapon charge because the prosecutor fled an insufficient misdemeanor information. Defendant Maximo Coatl filed a motion to dismiss a fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon charge, as facially insufficient and requested pretrial hearings. Coatl is accused of striking a man on the back of the head with an “unknown hard object,” causing physical injury.

2 weeks ago | nydailyrecord.com | Bennett Loudon

A state appeals court has upheld the decision of a New York State Court of Claims judge who dismissed a lawsuit regarding a fatal motor-vehicle accident. The claim was filed by Kenneth Baker, the father of Bo Baker, who died in the MVA. In August 2023, Court of Claims Judge Richard E. Sise dismissed the claim after a trial. Baker appealed the verdict to the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Fourth Department. In a recent decision, the Fourth Department unanimously affirmed Sise’s ruling.