If you or your child have been convicted of drug charges it’s important to immediately contact an experienced defense lawyer right away. An attorney specialized in drug charges and juvenile law can help you choose the best possible path for your specific situation and help you avoid losing your driver’s license, your rights, your future, and maybe […] The post What To Expect With Columbus Juvenile Drug Charges appeared first on Sallynda Rothchild Dennison Attorney at Law.
What To Expect With Columbus Juvenile Drug Charges
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When Aggressive Cyber Gaming Becomes a Crime
A recent case in which a Romanian man was sent to a federal prison for a year illustrates how aggressive cyber gaming tactics can cross a line and become a criminal offense. Last month, a federal judge sentenced hacker Calin Mateias after he launched a series of cyber attacks after he became angry in the popular online role-playing game “World of Warcraft.” A report in Courthouse News noted how the 38-year-old Romanian attacked the servers of “Blizzard Entertainment, the company that owns the game. He intended to get an unfair advantage over fellow players. Mateias was extradited to the United States to face federal charges. He pleaded guilty in Los Angeles earlier this year to a single felony count of causing intentional damage to a protected computer. The cyber attacks in 2010 followed disputes with other players in Europe. They impacted World of Warcraft servers in the United States and across Europe. Reports suggested Mateias was angered by a player he…
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E.D.N.Y.: QI not applied because it does protect those who knowingly violate constitutional rights
Law.com: “Deciding that qualified immunity has evolved to the point where it can protect police officers who intentionally flout constitutional rights, a federal judge in Brooklyn declined to grant it to four police officers who broke into a man’s house … Continue reading →
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Water Park Risks and Responsibilities
Imagine climbing a winding steel-framed staircase toward the summit of a fast and twirling waterslide. The sun is warm and high in the sky as you take in all that Vitamin D. The line is moving quickly, and your friends give you their leftover French fries to finish before you reach the top. They say it’s to compensate for the sting of defeat as they race you to the bottom, but you know they don’t stand a chance. Morale is high. This is the type of experience you’re looking forward to when entering a water park. Having a great time, eating good food on a warm and sunny day, and in the presence of your best pals and/or family. The thought of something going wrong doesn’t often enter the minds of water park guests because they’re there to relax and have a great time. Nevertheless, water parks have a lot of dangerous aspects that can cause unfortunate accidents. Frequent Water Park Injuries As you imagined climbing to the top of a waterslide, there are…
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Michael Cohen Denies Report He Expects Imminent Arrest
According to Vanity Fair, Michael Cohen is expecting to be arrested within days. Neither Cohen nor Trump filed objections to the Special Masters' Report as to which documents it agreed were protected by the attorney client privilege and should... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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12 Fascinating Facts about Alcohol and the Human Body
Humanity’s relationship with alcohol has always been a complicated one. Even before we had vehicles to operate—even before DUI became a significant risk—human beings have enjoyed the immediate effects of alcohol consumption only to “sober up” to extended risks like addiction, health issues and death. One key ingredient to avoiding DUI for the long term is understanding how alcohol interacts with your body. Most of us know that alcohol can damage the liver, but that’s not the only danger. Let’s look at 12 other facts about how the body responds to alcohol that you might not have realized. 1. Alcohol in Moderation Can Actually Be Good for You. Are you surprised that we started with something positive? As Time reports, multiple studies have indicated that moderate amounts of alcohol may actually provide a few health benefits, decreasing our risk for heart disease and possibly even helping us live longer. This information comes with some…
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Sentencing for DUI Accident that Killed Disney Employee: What We Can All Learn
On September 7, 2017, Stergios Economos was driving in Burbank, CA when he struck Michelle Ann Landes, age 64, who was walking to her job at Walt Disney Studios, striking three other vehicles and injuring at least one other person in the process. Landes was rushed to the hospital but soon died from her injuries. Last month, as KTLA reports, Economos was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of a drug. While tragic stories like these are far too common, this incident in particular holds several important lessons because of the details surrounding it. Let’s unpack this story and see what we can learn. Alcohol Is Not the Only Substance that Can Impair You. Continue reading
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Immigrants Make Up Significant Portion of Healthcare Workers
As individuals in the U.S. are living longer and requiring more medical care, and the Baby Boomers are entering retirement and old age, the demand for healthcare workers also has grown. In the state of Texas, immigrants have stepped in to fill many healthcare industry jobs, including those in both the formal and informal caretaker industry. Unfortunately, many of these healthcare industry jobs go unfilled by Americans because they traditionally pay low wages and have poor working conditions. Furthermore, when immigrant workers are undocumented, they may be more susceptible to the exploitation that often pervades informal personal care arrangements. These low-level jobs, however, may be some of the only jobs within reach of undocumented immigrants, since they may not require a high school diploma or even any work experience. Not a great deal of skill is required, and the jobs tend to be plentiful. According to a recent report from the American Immigration Council, almost 316,000…
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"The Case Against Qualified Immunity"
Two recent posts by Joanna Schwartz at The Volokh Conspiracy illuminate the topic. In part: Yesterday, I explained that qualified immunity doctrine looks nothing like the common law in existence in 1871, when Section 1983 became law. But the Court...
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TRIAL LAWYERS BILL OF RIGHTS V3.0
This will be the third time we have reprinted this post. It is just as relevant today, with summer vacations approaching (see right #2) this is just as relevant today as it was twelve years ago. It's one of our favourite posts. Originally posted January 1, 2006, but just as relevant today.TRIAL LAWYERS' BILL OF RIGHTS.The Trial Lawyer needs protection from their biggest enemy.The one entity that can with a wave of the hand completely screw up years of hard work and preparation. We are speaking of course of the Judiciary, some of whom are our wonderful Robed Readers.Herewith [ and we strongly invite submissions] is our Trial Lawyers Bill of Rights:A TRIAL LAWYER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT1) TO BE FREE FROM BEING EMBARRASSED AND CHEWED OUT IN FRONT OF OUR CLIENT.We know we say and do stupid things from time to time. But Judges have chambers- and there’s sidebar. We have enough troubles with our clients without having to deal with them after a Judge has just…
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"Why Do We Care So Much About Privacy?"
From The New Yorker: The Muzak case is not in Igo’s book, but plenty else is. She takes on telegraphy, telephony, instantaneous photography (snapshots), dactyloscopy (fingerprinting), Social Security numbers, suburbanization, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, abortion rights,...
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DUI REMAND: DC COURT OF APPEALS: DC DUI LAWYER
The DC Court of Appeal in TOWNSEND v. DC on May 31, 2018, remanded a DUI (“Driving Under Influence”) conviction based on erroneous admission of scientific evidence. Townsend was found behind the wheels of a running car partially on a curve, and on the wrong side of a street by the police officers. As she appeared under the influence and incoherent, the officers had administered several field sobriety tests to determine or to establish drug or alcohol use. The standardized field sobriety tests performed were: Walk and turn test: To place the right foot on a line and the left foot in front of it, connecting heel to toe while putting both hands to side and taking nine heel to toe steps while counting out loud and keeping arms to side. After completing the nine steps, the defendant was to turn around and take nine heel to toe steps backwards also counting out loud. The defendant exhibited eight clues on the walk and turn tests, which meant she approximately had a blood…
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Grandchildren Transported in Dog Kennels on 95-Degree Day
On Saturday evening, a grandmother of two was arrested and accused of endangering her grandchildren when she took a drive with them placed in dog kennels in the back of her SUV for the trip. Tennessee resident 62-year-old Leimome Cheeks is the grandmother of two children, ages 7 and 8. According to testimony given by some of her neighbors, she is known for being a good person and has often been seen outside playing with her grandchildren and dogs. Cheeks reportedly took a road trip on the 95-degree evening going from Whitehaven to Collierville, with the children in tow. Cheeks had recently gotten two puppies and had their kennels in the rear of her vehicle. Her SUV was allegedly too full of items to allow the children to use the standard seats, so Cheeks asked them to ride in the kennels for the 30-minute trip instead. Continue reading →
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SAMANTHA A. GREENE ACHIEVES BOARD CERTIFICATION IN CRIMINAL TRIAL LAW BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCACY
For Immediate Release June 13, 2018 ATTORNEY SAMANTHA A. GREENE ACHIEVES BOARD CERTIFICATION IN CRIMINAL TRIAL LAW BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCACY SAN DIEGO, CA – SAMANTHA A. GREENE -The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Samantha A. Greene of the law firm, Samantha A. Greene has successfully achieved Board Certification as a criminal trial advocate. The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically to create an objective set of standards illustrating an attorney’s experience and expertise in the practice of trial law. Samantha A. Greene, joins a growing number of trial attorneys that have illustrated their commitment to bettering the legal profession by successfully completing a rigorous application processand providing the consumer of legal services with an objective measure by which to choose qualified…
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Seeking Second Opinion in Worker’s Injury: Am I Allowed?
If you have been hurt on the job, and the doctor says you could potentially face life-long impairment, you might hope to seek a second opinion. After all, you only get one body and one chance at life. So, why not make sure it’s in the best condition possible? However, the difficult bit about seeking a second opinion in a worker’s injury, is that worker’s comp claims and processes are quite strict in what they cover, and who you see… Seeking Second Opinion in Worker’s Injury: Am I Allowed? With normal cases of sickness or injury, you are able to visit your personal doctor. After receiving their diagnoses, you have the option to seek out a second opinion if you wish, especially if the first doctor is suggesting something major. However, when it comes to a worker’s injury, getting that second opinion can be difficult due to the worker’s comp process. May I seek out a new perspective? While there are plenty of reasons you may want a second…
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US v. Edling, No. 16-10457 (6-8-18)(Watford w/Thomas and Rawlinson). The 9th vacates and remands a Guidelines sentence for being a felon in possession under 2K2.1. The district court found three prior offenses of “crimes of violence.” This raised the defendant’s offense level using a categorical approach.On appeal, the 9th determines that: (1) assault with a deadly weapon under Nevada assault statute was a COV given the element of use or threatened use of violence; however, neither (2) robbery nor (3) coercion were COVs. The former —robbery — was not a categorical match as it involved violence against property as well as person. It swept too broadly. Coercion was not a COV because state courts have defined “force” in other statutes as not necessarily requiring violence or causing bodily pain or harm. Winning two out of three ain’t bad. Thus, with only one COV, the sentence is vacated and remanded and the offense level…
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Mauricio Mulder - Proyecto Nº 2133-2017-CR y la "publicidad estatal"
Comparto con ustedes el proyecto del título que tanto da que hablar a los medios, como una suerte de limitación a la libertad de información del ciudadano, veamos si la "publicidad" que se está prohibiendo es adicionalmente perjudicial para el derecho a la información constitucionalmente protegida que tenemos los peruanos No perderé mi tiempo en analizar el concepto de "publicidad" del cual y en este blog he opinado en otra entrada de este blog. Veamos y leamos juntos el proyecto del Congresista Mauricio Mulder: LA COMISIÓN PERMANENTE DEL CONGRESO DE LA REPÚBLICA; Ha dado la Ley siguiente: LEY QUE REGULA EL GASTO DE PUBLICIDAD DEL ESTADO PERUANO Artículo 1. Publicidad solo en medios del Estado A partir de la entrada en vigencia de la presente ley, todas las entidades públicas, incluidas las de derecho privado y las que estén en regímenes especiales, así…
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SC: Of course def didn’t intend to leave his cell phone at the scene of a burglary, but he did, and that’s still abandonment
Defendant lost his cell phone at the scene of a burglary. The court grants the fundamental premise that a cell phone has the “privacies of life,” but his unintentional abandonment of the phone doesn’t preclude the government from searching it … Continue reading →
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Ivanka's "Chinese Proverb"
Here's a tracing of the "Chinese Proverb" Ivanka used on Twitter. The tweet said: People Who Say It Cannot Be Done Should Not Interrupt Those Who Are Doing It The NY Times reports China is confused by the tweet. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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"The Impact of Proposition 47 on Crime and Recidivism"
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