• People v. Toussaint

    Publication Date: 2023-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: ADA Jairo Z. Coronado, Melinda Katz, District Attorney of Queens County.
    for defendant: For Mr. Toussaint by: Sade Stephenson, The Legal Aid Society.

    Case Number: CR-026391-21QN

    People Fail to Properly Certify Discovery Before Stating Ready for Trial; Case Dismissed

  • People v. Uraga

    Publication Date: 2023-02-03
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: Timothy Snyder, Melinda Katz, District Attorney of Queens County.
    for defendant: For Mr. Uraga by: Ronald W. Popo, The Legal Aid Society.

    Case Number: CR-002726-22QN

    People's Refusal to Comply With Discovery Statute Renders SOR Illusory

  • People v. Quiroz

    Publication Date: 2022-12-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People By: Julien Gutierrez, Melinda Katz, District Attorney of Queens County.
    for defendant: For Ms. Quiroz By: Kelsey Halloran, Queens Defenders.

    Case Number: CR-012586-22QN

    People Not Ready for Trial for Failure to Meet Automatic Discovery Obligations

  • People v.Trotman

    Publication Date: 2022-12-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People By: ADA Alexander Blisko, Melinda Katz, District Attorney of Queens County.
    for defendant: For Mr. Trotman By: Ethan Lowens, Queens Defenders.

    Case Number: CR-006754-22QN

    The Court Holds that the People Cannot Unilaterally Withhold Obligatory Discovery Items

  • People v. Webb

    Publication Date: 2022-11-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: ADA Xuan Lu, Melinda Katz, District Attorney of Queens County.
    for defendant: For Mr. Webb by: Benjamin Mejia, The Legal Aid Society.

    Case Number: CR-020138-21QN

    Certificate of Compliance Invalidated for Failure to Disclose Witnesses' Prior Convictions

  • People v. Cartagena

    Publication Date: 2022-09-30
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Bronx
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: ADA Kaitlin Grossbauer, Darcel Clark, District Attorney of Bronx County.
    for defendant: For Mr. Cartagena by: Oded Oren, The Bronx Defenders.

    Case Number: CR-001547-22BX

    Statement of Readiness Predicated on Improper Certificate of Compliance Illusory

  • People v. Figueroa

    Publication Date: 2022-09-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Bronx
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: ADA Marline Paul, Darcel Clark, District Attorney of Bronx County.
    for defendant: For Mr. Figueroa by: William John, The Bronx Defenders.

    Case Number: CR-018891-21BX

    Court Deems the People's COC Improper But Denied Motion to Dismiss

  • People v. Amir

    Publication Date: 2022-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Bronx
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: ADA Tyler Bartlett, Darcel Clark, District Attorney of Bronx County.
    for defendant: For Mr. Amir by: Zoe Engberg, The Bronx Defenders.

    Case Number: CR-000209-22BX

    Court Holds the People Cannot Unilaterally Decide What Documents are Discoverable

  • People v. Alvia

    Publication Date: 2022-08-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Bronx
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: ADA Allyson White, Darcel Clark, District Attorney of Bronx County.
    for defendant: For Ms. Alvia by: Rachna Agarwal, The Bronx Defenders.

    Case Number: CR-003225-22BX

    Failure to Actually Produce Automatic Discovery Invalidates Statement of Readiness