Menacing Defense Lawyers
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Mayo Bartlett is a Menacing Defense Lawyer who has the experience and dedication that you or your loved one needs on their side when facing charges of Menacing. He is a former Westchester County prosecutor who served more than 10 years in the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office in White Plains New York and was selected as a Super Lawyer, and as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. Mayo has also been a criminal defense lawyer since 2003, and he has a thorough understanding of police procedure from years spent working with officers and detectives throughout Westchester County, Putnam County, New York City and the Hudson Valley.
He has handled thousands of criminal cases, and most important, he has handled hundreds of Menacing cases. Mayo has successfully had many violent felony charges reduced to misdemeanors, or had them dismissed entirely. Mayo has obtained a verdict of not guilty for a variety of violent charges that would have resulted in sentences of decades, and sometimes life in prison.
Mayo Bartlett has extensive experience in Westchester County Criminal Courts, and he is familiar with every aspect of handling Menacing, Assaults, Domestic Violence and other felony cases from arraignment and bail applications, through motion practice, discovery and trial. Our Criminal Defense team works frequently with private investigators and forensic experts to provide you with the best defense.
New York Menacing Cases
Menacing is an extremely serious allegation. The punishments for these crimes in New York can mean years in prison. If you or a loved one is facing Menacing charges, choosing an attorney to defend your case is one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions you will ever have to make. It is absolutely critical that you retain the services of an aggressive, highly experienced criminal defense attorney with a proven track record as soon as you possibly can.
Menacing is found under New York Penal Law 120. It ranges in seriousness from Menacing in the Third Degree which is a Class B Misdemeanor, to Menacing in the First Degree, which is a Class E Felony, and carries a possible term of four years in state prison. You may be charged with menacing if you physically threaten someone, or if you threaten a person with a weapon or dangerous instrument. Significantly, almost anything may be a dangerous instrument. It may be a pair of tweezers, a pencil, or a hammer. Almost anything that has a practical everyday legitimate use, may also be used to harm someone. Despite the serious nature of Menacing charges, our firm will fully explore the strength of the allegations before recommending a plea of guilty. In fact, we have sometimes been able to achieve dismissal of these charges without proceeding to trial. While each case is unique, these results cannot be achieved without a diligent defense strategy.
If you have prior felony convictions, you may face a higher sentence.
It should also be noted that many Menacing cases result in the court issuing an Order of Protection restricting contact between the person charged, and their family. Sometimes a person is prevented from contacting their children, even when the children were not victims, and were not even present during the incident which triggers the criminal charges. Violating the order of protection is very serious, and may result in charges of Criminal Contempt which may result in jail time.
Mayo appeared almost every week on a legal panel featured on Richard French Live which is available on WRNN. The show was taped live every Wednesday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 p.m. and airs throughout New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, including the five boroughs of New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, the Washington DC Metro Area, Dallas, Houston, San Fransisco, Los Angeles and Hawaii.
With offices located in the Westchester Financial Center which is one block from the White Plains Train Station and bus depot, and two blocks from the Westchester County Court, our Criminal Defense team handles felonies in Federal Court, as well as New York State Courts in New York City, Westchester County, including Ardsley, White Plains, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Rye, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, Armonk, Chappaqua, Greenburgh, Elmsford, Valhalla, Eastchester, New Rochelle, Bronxville, Peekskill, Mount Pleasant, Scarsdale, Mamaroneck, Hartsdale, Harrison, Mount Vernon, Pelham, Port Chester, Bedford, Mount Kisco, Yorktown, Cortlandt, Croton on Hudson, Somers, Nyack, Brewster, Southeast, New Castle, North Castle, Lewisboro, South Salem, North Salem, Putnam Valley, Ossining, Briarcliff, Hastings, Irvington, Pleasantville, Larchmont, Tuckahoe, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Putnam County, Dutchess County, Rockland County, Ulster County and throughout the Hudson Valley.
If you or someone you know is facing allegations of Menacing, don’t hesitate. Contact our Menacing Defense Lawyers now to begin the fight to keep your freedom.
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