Law Offices of Glenn W. Magnell
Criminal, DWI & Vehicle Law Defense Attorney
Other Links
Continental Rd, Cornwall, NY 12518 Phone: 845-725-7935
162 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924 Phone: 845-294-0585
Title: Town of Crawford Justice Court
County: Orange
Address: Route 302 / P.O. Box 109, Pine Bush, NY
12566
Phone: (845) 744-2435
Fax:
Court Calendar: Mondays and Tuesday
Traffic Tickets: Prosecuted
by Special Town Prosecutor (State Police) or local officers.
Criminal Prosecutions: Orange County District Attorney's Office
Judges:
Justice Michael B. Heckman & Justice Bryan M. Kulak
Crawford, NY Town Court
Traffic Enforcement
This largely rural town has no major highways running through it, though Route 52 is a busy local road that
cuts through Crawford east to west. Traffic enforcement in Crawford is done by both state police troopers from "Troop
F" of the NYS Police, the Orange County Sheriff's Dept and the town police force. No roads in Crawford have speed limits above 55
mph. Stationary and moving radar are widely used.
Traffic Court
Both town justices have "traffic calendars"
which are devoted to adjudicating traffic tickets. The NYS Police are prohibited from negotiating plea bargains on traffic violations.
As a result, a special town prosecutor has been appointed to deal with tickets written by the NYS police. 95% of state police tickets
are adjudicated through plea bargains with the special prosecutor. The Town Prosecutor and both judges are reasonable about plea bargains
as long as the speed was not more than 25 mph over the limit.
Local police officers somtimes prosecute their own tickets,
though the special prosecutor may substitute for them. Again, most tickets are resolved through plea bargains. Traffic court
sessions can last 1-2 hours. Attorneys are permitted to appear without their clients being present for traffic court.
.
For more
information about speeding and other traffic offenses, click here
To read some Frequently Asked Traffic Law questions, click
here.
For information about having the Law Office of Glenn Magnell defend your speeding ticket or DWI charge, click here.
Criminal Law Enforcement and Prosecutions
All criminal prosecutions are handled by the Orange County District Attorney's
Office. The DA's office takes a very hard line on DWI prosecutions. In 2009 there were more than 1800 alcohol related
driving arrests impaired or intoxicated driving (DWI, DWAI, DWAI-D) in Orange County. Both the NYS Police and the Crawford
Town Police made numerous arrests. Most arrests occurred after dark with many taking place after midnight. Police officers assume
that many driver's who are out after midnight have consumed alcohol and or drugs. As a result they are looking for any lawful reason
to pull drivers over in order to investigate possible DWI incidents. Alcohol checkpoints were established several times by the a combined
task force of NYS Police and Crawford Town police. All of these offenses are "criminal" violations of the law and,
as a result are prosecuted by the Orange County District Attorney's office.
Other typical criminal cases heard in Crawford
Town Court are petty larceny, 3rd degree assault, harrassment and drug possession. Misdemeanors remain the jurisdiction of the
Village court, while felonies are transferred to the Orange County Court if there is a felony indictment by the Grand Jury.
For
more information about DWI, click here.
To read some Frequently Asked Questions about DWI, click here.
For information
about having the Law Office of Glenn Magnell represent you on yourticket or DWI charge,, click here.
View Crawford Town Court in a larger map