National Safety Board Recommends Dropping DUI Limit From 0.08 To 0.05
On May 14, 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that all states drop the legal limit for a DUI from 0.08 to 0.05. If this law were to be passed in California it would drastically...
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Defenses to Drug Possession
Criminal lawyers defending a charge of drug possession can seek to establish that the defendant was unaware of the illegal or controlled nature of the drug (this requires a special motion), was in...
View ArticleTHE CRIME OF ASSAULT, IN MAINE.
The crime of assault, in Maine, is defined as intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing offensive physical contact or bodily injury to another person. Assault is a Class D crime, punishable by...
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Vehicle Search
In some circumstances if a law enforcement officers have a reason to suspect the presence of drugs in a vehicle (probable cause), they have a right to conduct a vehicle search without obtaining a...
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Booking for DUI
Booking follows an arrest for a DUI. During this stage the police officer is likely to ask for relevant information from the suspect, including facts such as the suspect’s name, age, and residence’s...
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Dr. Kermit Gosnell Avoids Death Penalty, Waives Appeals
Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell agreed today to two life sentences and waive his appeal rights in exchange for the state taking the death penalty off the table. Gosnell was convicted of...
View ArticleIn the News & Around the Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, Parker Drilling Company Resolves FCPA Investigation and Agrees to Pay $11.76 Million Penalty; Corporate Crime Reporter, Parker Drilling Gets FCPA Prosecution Deferred, to Pay $11.76...
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Recommends That All States...
The motivation for the change is to reduce the number of road deaths caused by drinking and driving. According to NTSB estimates, drunk driving accounts for a third of all road deaths. NTSB Chairman...
View ArticleBold Utah Thief Steals Relay for Life Donations
Vernal police are looking for a daring Utah thief who grabbed an American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life bucket in a Walgreens and took off with it—and the donations inside. Don’t Keep Cash on the...
View ArticleA potent response to a prosecutor's perspective on Lafler, Frye and the...
Via this post last month, I noted this interesting commentary appearing in the Houston Law Review’s online edition by Graham Polando, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Indiana, concerning the Lafler...
View ArticleUpcoming Conferences
New York City Bar - Second Annual White Collar Crime Institute - here ABA Securities Fraud 2013, Oct. 24-25, New Orleans - here Georgia's Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) - International...
View Article"Isn't it stunningly idiotic for GOP Rep. Sensenbrenner to defend...
From Douglas Berman at Sentencing Law & Policy. In part: Perhaps Sensenbrenner knows something magical about the operation of the federal criminal justice system that I do not know, but I am pretty...
View ArticleIn praise of NTSB seeking to save more innocent lives with tougher DUI laws
I was very pleased to see the news today, like this report from CNN, concerning a new recommendation to lower the level at which a driver is to be considered over the limit. Here are the details: A...
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AG Holder Recused Himself in AP Toll Records Case
Attorney General Eric Holder says he recused himself from the investigation into the leak of Undiebomber Wannabe II that resulted in the Justice Department subpoenas of telephone toll records of...
View ArticleDiscretion At It's Worst - IRS Targeting
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Office of Audit report and its highlights tell the story of how "Early in Calendar Year 2010, the IRS began using inappropriate criteria to...
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House Bill 1077 Proposes Changes to DUI Laws
The General Assembly is currently debating whether they should sign in House Bill 1077. House Bill 1077 would be instrumental in changing current laws regarding DUI, DUI per se, and DWAI arrests. The...
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BOCA RATON CRIMINAL DEFENSE ROUND UP
Let's catch up on some of the news: George Zimmerman has waived his right to a pre-trial "Stand Your Ground" hearing. We've already discussed the legal strength of the "Stand Your Ground" defense in...
View ArticleUtah Man Being Investigated for Texting While Driving Auto Accident
Police are investigating whether a Utah man was texting while driving when his car ran into three girls walking across a Midvale crosswalk. Cell Phone Use While Driving Can be Dangerous A new Utah law...
View ArticleTeen says Miramar police captain ordered her to expose herself
A Miramar police captain who caught two teenagers making out in the back seat of a car went way too far to prove no crime was being committed, prosecutors told a Broward jury Tuesday. Read more..
View ArticleInjury crash on US30 outside of Mccammon
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