Posts by Michael Palumbo

We have all seen it – and probably done it. Hung an air freshener, or some sort of other object, from a rear view mirror. But, is hanging an object from the rear view mirror a violation of law which gives the police the right to make a motor vehicle stop? The answer is maybe,…

In order for a permitted driver to be eligible to take a road test to get his or her Class “D” driver’s license, the state mandated that the person take a state certified 5 hour classroom course. These courses are taught at New York State licensed driving schools. However, ever since the state locked down…

Are citizens constitutionally protected against the government searching a cell phone? It depends upon what state you are in. In Indiana, it’s Supreme Court ruled that the 5th Amendment to the US Constitution voided a search warrant of a defendant’s phone accused of stalking. The court found that the 5th Amendment protected the defendant, a…

So you hop in your friend’s car for a night on the town. In the front seat is a guy you are acquainted with but don’t really know. Things are going well when all of a sudden “Whop-Whop” lights and sirens, and your friend is getting pulled over. “Shit,” the guy in the front passenger…

So you’ve been pulled over in NY for speeding, and for one reason or another the cop decides to go on a fishing expedition looking for drugs. Classic police questioning that indicates he’s bating his hook are statements such as: The FIRST THING that you do when the cop starts with lines of questioning irrelevant…

Amid this covid pandemic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, as well as New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, issued emergency executive orders mandating that non-essential retail businesses shut down. As this pandemic drags on, and in the face of overwhelming evidence that the transmission curve has been flattened, the continuing of the shut down…

In the groundbreaking case of Kansas v. Glover, 589 U.S. _______ (2020), published on April 6, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that when a vehicle license plate is run and the results indicate that the license of the registered owner is revoked, that gives the police reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle and does not…

This is going to be a very brief blog article, because this added value to the legal services our NY State speeding and traffic ticket defense firm provides is already highlighted throughout our web site. When you hire our office, we appear in court for you so that you do not have to take off…

Many speeding tickets written under NY VTL § 1180 are returned to the Bedford Town Court. This is because Interstate 684 runs through the town. I-684 is an open, straight, 6 lane highway running north and south in which the speed limit is artificially set low at 55 MPH in many spots. This makes the…

Based on the overwhelming calls and inquiries I have been receiving regarding my recent blog post about fake driver’s licenses in New York and the complex legal issues they present, I am doing this follow up article. Who among us hasn’t had a fake ID or drank under age? It’s a rite of passage. But in today’s…

On November 16, 2019 over 200 people were detained, searched, questioned, and arrested at the Sip & Sail Tavern in Oneonta, NY and charged with possession of a fictitious license under NYS VTL § 509(6). The State Liquor Authority, in conjunction with the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles investigations unit, and local law enforcement conducted…

Our law office covers the entire state of New York. A high volume of speeding ticket, NY VTL § 1180, following too close tickets, NY VTL § 1129, cell phone tickets, NY VTL § 1225, aggravated unlicensed operation, NY VTL § 511, and failure to move over / yield tickets, NY VTL § 1144 are written…