nors, while robert vineberg, a felony. my client by all accounts i know of has nothing to do with philip seymour hoffman. my client is not responsible for philip seymour hoffman s death. this arrest and these charges have absolutely nothing to do with mr. hoffman s unfortunate death. a total of four suspects were arrested tuesday night during this nypd drug raid caught on camera not far from hoffman s apartment. these photos show three of the arrests, the fourth person will not be prosecutored. they say there was no evidence he had any control of the drugs. investigators found 350 small bags named red bull and blacklist. different brands from those found in hoffman s apartment labeled ace of spades and ace of hearts. one of the suspects, robert
of staffing to this investigation. and you know what? i think there s much more to this story i think vineberg is smack in the middle of this thing. he s the only one charged with a felony and these other two are going to start singing to try to get out of this mess and they re going to implicate vineberg even further. but it is pretty remarkable that this kind of manpower would be assigned to this investigation when clearly after the death of anyone s overdose, it doesn t afford them these kinds of resources to try to get to the bottom of how the drugs came about, where they came from, so, richard, that setting the stage, i guess it becomes an issue of fairness. should all overdose cases be treated like this? why just someone who is a celebrity? i look for uniformity in the application of law and law enforcement and you don t see it. you see celebrity justice and then you see justice for the people that don t have money. it s not the same.
professor from las vegas. richard, even if police determine that the heroin found in robert vineberg s apartment is the same drug that killed hoffman, could he be held liable for the actor s death? no. absolutely not. under new york law, in 1972, the appellate division, a high court in new york ruled that even if you sell drugs and those drugs later on kill your customer, you cannot be charged for the murder or manslaughter of that individual. so, that s new york law. it s not going to happen that way. this is unprecedented, fred. the amount of resources that have been put together in such a short period of time to make arrests, get search warrants, get a criminal indictment for philip seymour hoffman s death. it s tragic. but fred, people go to bed at night and dream to have a fantasy life like this individual had. he had the resources to treat
vineberg, is a well-known jazz musician in the new york club scene. je investigators say they found most of the drugs in his apartment, adding he had hoffman s number this his cell phone. vineberg s neighbors say they re surprised. one of the nicest people i ve ever met. smart. yeah, he goes out of his way to be nice. great guy. honestly. still unknown is what led hoffman to relapse after 23 years of being sober. some insight may come from his journal that investigators found in his living room. a loving father. new york s broadway community celebrating his life in a vigil still reeling from his death. our legal guys are back now. avery, a law professor in cleveland and richard, a new york criminal attorney and law
there are drug overdoses of poor individuals every day in new york. you never see attention like this, but avery, for you to say they re going to sing and this and that, vineberg was charged with position with intent to sell based on the quantity he had. had nothing to do with the death of hoffman and the other people were charged with low level m misdemeanors. we re going to have to leave it there, unless avery have a quick thought. there s much more to be told here. responsible for his own death. no doubt about that. thanks so much. always good to see you. take care. a legal battle between the children of civil rights leader martin luther king jr. why part of it involves this right here. so you can get out of your element. so you can explore a new frontier and a different discipline.