Non-prosecution deal worked out for Chuck Hagel's son on state marijuana charge
As reported in this Washington Post piece, the son of a notable political figure just managed to avoid pursuit of a criminal prosecution on minor marijuana charges. The piece is headlined "Chuck...
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Chicago Police Officer Accused of False DUI Arrests
Chicago Police Officer Harold Rodriguez, 46, is facing lawsuits filed by three former DUI defendants for wrongful-arrest. Gregory Sledge, one of the three men making these allegations against...
View ArticleCan out of state traffic violations hurt your Virginia driving record?
As Virginia traffic lawyers we are often asked by clients and prospective clients who hold a Virginia driver’s license whether a speeding ticket or other traffic violation received in another state can...
View ArticlePolice Find Weapons in a Car After it Smashed into a Tree in Rock Hill
A man, who told police that he was home from college, spent the evening in jail after authorities found several knives, brass knuckles, and a machete in his car. This incident occurred around 10:00...
View ArticleTennessee Becomes Latest State To Limit Drone Flights, Citing Fourth Amendment
MintPress: Tennessee Becomes Latest State To Limit Drone Flights, Citing Fourth Amendment: Last week, Tennessee became the latest state to pass legislation limiting unmanned aerial drone flights in its...
View ArticleCA6: Changing counsel after suppression hearing not a ground to reopen the...
Getting a new attorney who saw the suppression issue differently is not a ground to reopen the suppression hearing. Defendant may be able to show it if he alleges and attempts to show IAC in the...
View ArticleFederalism, search warrants, and cloud-based email: Correcting a false meme
There's a meme spreading in national coverage of Texas' legislation requiring warrants for email that needs quashing. At the National Journal, Brian Fung wrote that, "The Texas bill can't override ECPA...
View ArticleWinning Strategy – Eagleswood Municipal Court, Ocean County
State vs. (Client will remain Anonymous) Eagleswood Municipal Court, Ocean County Result achieved on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 This was a fascinating case. The client was charged with DWI, Refusal, and...
View Articlethewhir.com: The Fixation on Warrantless Data Seizures Makes Prevention of...
thewhir.com: The Fixation on Warrantless Data Seizures Makes Prevention of Crime Harder by David Snead: [...] Read more!
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Clark County Official Arrested for Soliciting Prostitution with Children
This past weekend the forty-six year old head code enforcement officer with the Clark County Animal Control division was arrested on allegations of soliciting or possibly engaging minor prostitutes....
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Torrance Worship Leader Faces New Molestation Charges
A 68-year-old worship leader from Torrance who has been recently charged with molesting a 10-year-old girl now faces additional charges. The Daily Breeze reports that a new investigation took place...
View ArticleSC House of Representatives Member Arrested for DUI Twice in a Year
A South Carolina State Representative has been arrested for a DUI charge not quite a year after a previous charge of DUI was issued to him. The man was arrested on the grounds of the South Carolina...
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Arena Football League coach arrested for role in brawl following game at...
The defensive coordinator for a visiting Arena Football League team was arrested on a felony battery charge in Duval County for his role in a fight that left a 68-year-old Jacksonville Sharks team...
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Suspect in Stabbing of 64-year-old BP Customer Caught on Surveillance Footage
Maurice Abraham, a 27-year-old Detroit resident, may face trial after he was caught on surveillance footage at a BP gas station in the 20200 block of the southbound Lodge Freeway stabbing a 64-year-old...
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East Lansing Police in Pursuit of 'Serial' Sexual Assault Suspect, Sketch...
Over the past two months, two Michigan State University students have allegedly been the victims of sexual assault; a third individual was the victim of an attempted sexual assault. Now, East Lansing...
View ArticleHow to Get, and Remove, a No-Alcohol (B-Card) Restriction on Your Minnesota...
Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) may cancel your driving privileges if you have at least three DWIs in a ten-year period or at least four DWIs on record. If you have a special review notice...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on May 31, 2013 released the following: “OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Specially Designated Nationals Update The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s...
View ArticleThe New Reality: Drug-Detecting Dog Turns His Snout At Marijuana
Meet Dusty, a 19-month-old drug-sniffing black Labrador outside of Seattle with an unusually discriminating nose. Dusty digs and paws at a whiff of heroin, crack, cocaine or methamphetamine. But when...
View Article‘All the judges do it,’ says jurist of comments she made to new judge on her...
When asked to recuse herself from a criminal case in which the newly appearing defense attorney was her husband’s divorce lawyer, an Ohio judge did so. But after the Hamilton County criminal case was...
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DSM-5: Much ado about nothing? (Part I of II)
5-31-2013 National: Ambitious "paradigm shift" fizzles By now, you've seen the bad press about the American Psychiatric Association's new diagnostic codebook: Media pundits are labeling it "a......
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