Stubbolo Brothers Acquitted of Charges Relating to SUNY Work Bid, Announces Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP.Business Editors/Legal Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2004 Following a 6-week trial, the jury in Manhattan Supreme Court acquitted Frank and Kenneth Stubbolo and their company, The Vanderbilt Group, of four felony charges brought against them by the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of County District Attorney's Office, announces Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . The jury was unable to decide a remaining fifth charge unanimously and Court declared a mistrial A courtroom trial that has been terminated prior to its normal conclusion. A mistrial has no legal effect and is considered an invalid or nugatory trial. It differs from a "new trial," which recognizes that a trial was completed but was set aside so that the issues could be as to that charge. The brothers were accused of stealing millions of dollars the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (acronym: DASNY, IPA pronunciation: ['dæzniː]; also frequently referred to as just "Dormitory Authority") provides construction, financing, and allied services which serve which was indeed paid but only after it approved all the work the Stubbolos performed and from which the Dormitory Authority benefited. The court threw out one of the grand larceny A category of larceny—the offense of illegally taking the property of another—in which the value of the property taken is greater than that set for petit larceny. At Common Law, the punishment for grand larceny was death. charges because the District Attorney's office failed to properly define the nature and circumstances of the charge. The court found the charge to be unconstitutionally vague. Additionally, the judge threw out the insurance fraud charge as it was barred by the statute of limitations A type of federal or state law that restricts the time within which legal proceedings may be brought. Statutes of limitations, which date back to early Roman Law, are a fundamental part of European and U.S. law. . The time barred charge was added to this indictment even though the District Attorney's Office had declined to prosecute the same charge a year earlier precisely because it was time barred. Attorney Mark S. Arisohn, counsel for Kenneth Stubbolo commented, "This was a misguided prosecution. This was a bad case, and the district attorney never should have brought this case. This was not a criminal case. At worst, this was a claim of breach of contract."{NY Times, 03/03/04} ABOUT GLRS GLRS Geoscience Laser Ranging System GLRS Geodynamics Laser Sensing System : Since 1963, Goodkind Labaton Rudoff & Sucharow (GLRS) has built a national reputation for quality and integrity. What distinguishes GLRS from other firms is our personalized attention to our clients and our diligence in responding to our clients' needs. GLRS prides itself on a hands on approach of providing full service to our clients at a reasonable cost. We recognize the need to respond to our clients in a timely fashion. Of tantamount importance, GLRS has an impeccable reputation in the legal community. We provide our clients with a fair appraisal and a productive, collaborative process to achieve desired results. |
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