Hit & Run – Prosecution Avoided and Insurance Surcharge Avoided
On February 21, 2024 AL, a 32 year old social-worker, was pulling out of a parking space at a local Walgreens Pharmacy. She sideswiped the car next to her. She paused and then drove off. This was not...
View ArticleNext week's criminal law/procedure argument
Issue summary is from ScotusBlog, which also links to papers: Monday City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson: Whether the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property...
View ArticleCar privacy is a fallacy says Fairfax criminal lawyer
Car privacy (CP) is an oxymoron in Virginia. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that you can be a sitting duck for police if they pursue a fishing trip or worse against you in a motor vehicle that...
View Article78-Year-Old Woman Battered for Refusing to Let Husband Drive
When his wife refused to allow him to drive, a Florida man allegedly caused her to bleed by hitting her repeatedly in the head and face. April 12, a married couple from Largo were reportedly at odds...
View ArticleMedical Conditions and False Positive Field Sobriety Tests
Field sobriety tests can be unreliable. Anything from the shoes a person is wearing to the weather conditions on the side of the road can cause a person who is sober to appear intoxicated. People who...
View ArticleVehicle Collision in Canyon County
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View ArticleVehicle vs. Train in Downey
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View Article“You Are Quite Openly Jewish”: London Police Under Fire for Confrontation...
The London police are under fire this week for threatening to arrest a man wearing a kippah near a pro-Palestinian march. Officers inform Gideon Falter, head of the Campaign Against Antisemitism...
View ArticleThe Title IX Joke Is Back
Biden promised it would happen, and if there was any doubt he would keep his campaign promise, appointing Catherine Lhamon as chief of the Office of Civil Right at the Department of Education left...
View ArticleDo Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs) Work on Electric Vehicles?
According to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, there were around 34,000 electric vehicles (EVs) registered in the state at the beginning of last year. Given the rising popularity of electric...
View ArticleGrandparent Rights in South Carolina
As family law attorneys in Charleston, we are often asked about whether our laws gives a grandparent rights in South Carolina. In this article, we explain a grandparent’s rights to visitation or...
View ArticleNew Jersey’s “Drunk Droning” Law Sets Limits Similar to the DWI Law
Operating a vehicle is a significant responsibility, requiring careful attention to your surroundings and the safety of others. Alcohol and many types of drugs can interfere with attention, reaction...
View ArticleGross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated Is Not A Lesser Included...
People v. Barooshian (Cal. Ct. App., Apr. 16, 2024, No. D081050) 2024 WL 1629664, at *1 Summary: Barooshian was convicted him of murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) under a Watson murder theory. In...
View ArticleCourt Allows Appeal Citing Trial Judge’s Incorrect Evidentiary Rulings and...
A high-conflict parenting situation led to a 10-day trial where despite the father’s primary care of their young daughter for over three years, custody was reversed and the father, who lived in Regina,...
View ArticleWashington Appeals Court Rules Against Retroactive Application of Law...
In 2023, the legislature amended RCW 9.94A.535(1)(b) to prohibit the inclusion of most prior juvenile adjudications in an offender score. A defendant recently challenged a sentence imposed in October...
View ArticleUnderstanding Self-Defense Laws in Florida: Your Right to Protect Yourself
Self-defense laws are designed to empower individuals to protect themselves when facing imminent harm or danger. In Florida, like in many other states, there are specific guidelines regarding the use...
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