If you or a loved one has been convicted of any crime, whether after trial or by guilty plea, Matthew C. Hug can provide effective appellate representation. Under the law of New York, under most circumstances, you are entitled to an appeal to the Supreme Court, Appellate Division as of right. Matthew C. Hug is an experienced appellate attorney and has secured numerous reversals of criminal convictions before both the Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division. A sample list of cases is provided below. If you have been convicted of a crime and feel as though you have a meritorious appeal, call Matthew C. Hug, a criminal appeals lawyer at (518) 283-3288 or visit out contact us page.

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Notable decisions in criminal cases:

• People v. Weaver, NYS Court of Appeals (May 12, 2009)
  • Landmark case: Matthew C. Hug secured a reversal of defendant's conviction in a case in which the Court of Appeals held that police must secure a search warrant before secretly placing a GPS tracking device an individual's vehicle.
    • Case Reported in New York Times, ABC News, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Albany Times Union, Troy Record, Christian Science Monitor
• People v. Maye, NYS Court of Appeals (Feb. 12, 2009)
  • Defendant's conviction reversed after police subjected the defendant to a manual body cavity search without a warrant. Matthew Hug successfully argued on appeal before New York's highest court that the contraband recovered from the defendant's body cavity should have been suppressed.
• People v. Lewie, Appellate Division, Third Dept. (Nov. 5, 2009)
  • Matthew Hug secured a reversal of one of the defendant's convictions for manslaughter in the second degree.
    • Case reported in Glens Falls Post-Star
• People v. Victor Moore, Appellate Division, Third Dept. (Feb. 19, 2009)
  • Matthew Hug secured a reversal of the defendant's convictions for which he was sentenced to a 50 year prison term.
    • Case reported in Albany Times Union and Troy Record
• People v. Lee Hall, Appellate Division, Third Dept. (June 7, 2007)
  • Matthew Hug secured a reversal of the defendant's burglary in the second degree conviction.
• People v. David Clark, Appellate Division, Third Dept. (June 22, 2006)
  • Matthew Hug achieved positive result for the defendant whose sentence was improperly imposed.
• People v. Ricky Lee Carter, Appellate Division, Third Dept. (May 8, 2008)