As the best Yale New Haven criminal lawyers know, all your years of studying and hard work to get to Yale University can go up in smoke if your Yale University arrest, criminal case and school discipline hearing is not handled properly. The New Haven Connecticut criminal courts do not extend special treatment to you because you go to an Ivy League school. In fact, New Haven courts and prosecutors generally expect more from you if you’re a Yale grad or undergraduate student.
So if you’re facing a Yale University arrest and school discipline hearing, contact a top Yale New Haven criminal lawyer who regularly defends Yale criminal cases, and who can work with you and your family to try and get your case dismissed quickly, and even more importantly, protect the integrity of your Yale University transcript.
With over 13,000 students attending Yale University in New Haven, it’s no surprise that Yale University maintains its own police force of nearly 90 sworn officers. This is in addition to the New Haven Connecticut Police Department which also assists in investigating and prosecuting Yale students. As the best Yale New Haven criminal lawyers and attorneys know, Yale cops have full governmental authority to investigate, execute search warrants, and make arrests. So make sure you’re always respectful to the Yale Police and know that you should always consult with a Yale criminal lawyer before agreeing to sit for any interview or interrogation with a Yale Police Officer, as everything you say to Yale PD can and will be used against you.
Even though Yale University has its own police force, all Yale University arrests are required to report to New Haven Superior Court, GA 23, located at 121 Elm Street in New Haven.
There, the Yale student arrested will be arraigned and unless the case is transferred to the Part A docket, the case will be adjudicated at that courthouse. It’s important to hire any of the top Yale New Haven criminal lawyers and attorneys who regularly practice criminal law in Connecticut, and not just a divorce or personal injury lawyer who dabbles in criminal law. Veteran criminal defense lawyers are aware of all your available defense strategies and will try to persuade New Haven state prosecutors to drop your case in exchange for community service, counseling or other non-jail concessions.
Understand that the New Haven courts don’t want to be accused of giving special treatment to Yale students. They try to treat every New Haven defendant the same, so it’s critical that you approach the court with a disarming and focused defense strategy.
As any of the best Yale University New Haven criminal law firms fully understand, almost every arrest at Yale follows with a Yale Executive Committee “Charging Letter” that is delivered to you. The Committee oversees and administers Yale school discipline such as probation, suspensions and expulsions. If your Yale arrest involves serious felony accusations, then you have the option to ask the Committee to delay your school discipline hearing until after your Yale University arrest case is resolved and concluded in New Haven Superior Court.
However you approach your Yale Executive Committee school discipline hearing, you should run your strategy by a top Yale school discipline criminal lawyer attorney to make sure that the criminal and school discipline cases are in sync and don’t impact each other negatively.
So if you’re a Yale undergraduate or graduate student who has been arrested by Yale New Haven Police, and are facing charges at New Haven Superior Court, then contact one of the criminal lawyers at Mark Sherman Law today. With offices in New Haven and Stamford Connecticut, we can assist you with fighting both your Yale arrest and your Yale University school expulsion discipline hearings. Your future, your career, and your reputation are all on the line. Feel free to read certified client reviews from our former Yale clients on Avvo.com. Then call us today.
