Miami, Florida. Trade Américas Expo. June 20-21.
Latin America has become one of the most dynamic growth regions in the world and a hotbed of commercial opportunity. With a US $4.8 trillion economy, 600 million citizens and a growing middle-class,...
View Article20 Idaho Peace Officers Graduate POST Patrol Academy Class
MERIDIAN – Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is proud to announce that Patrol Basic Academy #175 graduated during a ceremony this afternoon at the POST Academy in Meridian. The 20...
View ArticleIn deep praise and thanks to lawyers and friends Dax Cowart and Bob Hilliard.
By Fairfax County/Northern Virginia/Maryland/Beltway criminal defense lawyer Jon Katz. Defending DWI/ DUI/ Drunk Driving, drugs, marijuana/medical marijuana/cultivation, sex cases, felonies and...
View ArticlePolice Must Get a Warrant to Forcibly Draw Blood from Drunk Driving Suspects
The United States Supreme Court this week struck down law enforcement’s ability to forcibly draw blood from a drunk driving suspect without a warrant, absent some articulable exigent circumstance....
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Residue of a controlled substance is not punishable
A cop said that, the defendant was arrested on August 2, 1986, and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana in an accusatory...
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Rumson Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Matthew Marass, 26, of 18 Forrest Ave in Rumson, Monmouth County, with possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography as...
View ArticleLee on De Facto Immigration Courts
Stephen Lee (University of California, Irvine School of Law) has posted De Facto Immigration Courts (California Law Review, Vol. 101, No. 3, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In Padilla v. Kentucky,...
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Lodi man sentenced to 24 years for ‘massive’ child porn collection
Martin Villalabos, 41, had more than 5,400 photographs and 164 videos, most of whom had yet to reach puberty, engaged in sexual acts with both other children and adults, according to U.S. Attorney Paul...
View ArticleIdaho Public Safety Dispatchers Graduate From POST Academy Today
MERIDIAN - Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is proud to announce that Basic Dispatch Academy Class #59 graduated during a ceremony this morning at the POST Academy in Meridian. The...
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Please, Don't Put It In Writing
I know we lawyers are always saying, "Get It In Writing". Sometimes, this can be a bad thing. Especially in a criminal case, when it comes to scientific evidence, we defense attorneys do not want...
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Illinois bill would expand felony DUI provisions
Illinois law prohibits Driving Under the Influence (DUI). 625 ILCS 5/11-501 In terms of alcohol, this prohibition takes two forms. The first form of Illinois DUI law makes it illegal to drive under the...
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VA - Ex-Norfolk cop (Jason M. New) must pay $500K in rape lawsuit
Original Article 06/11/2013 By Patrick Wilson NORFOLK - A jury has ordered a former police officer to pay $500,000 in damages to a woman who claimed he raped her while answering her 911 call... [[ This...
View ArticleIs the Breath Test Accurate? A Spokane DUI Lawyer’s Perspective
How accurate is the breath test instrument on DUI arrests? What if the result is .10 or .11? Does that mean you are automatically guilty? What is the margin of error? There are many things that can...
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Arrested in Long Beach Island (LBI)? You need an Experience Criminal Lawyer!
As the warm weather are rolls in, and July 4th is getting closer, beach-lovers head to Long Beach Island (LBI) and with that migration, arrests will most certainly increase. When there is a sudden...
View ArticleMan is high when arrestec
An accused man was questioned at length by his attorney to establish that he no longer used heroin and was involved in a methadone program. His direct testimony was interlaced with differing references...
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FB, Google Get Limited Disclosure Approval
The Government has agreed to let Facebook and other web companies publish some details about the number of surveillance requests it has received. Facebook has already posted their numbers. For the last...
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CA - Murder trial for Robert Vasquez to begin in 2011 death of sex offender...
Robert Vasquez Original Article 06/14/2013 By Emily Foxhall A man accused of killing a registered sex offender in a San Juan Capistrano mobile home park and attacking a second victim days... [[ This is...
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UK - Former prison officer (John Cornwell) is behind bars himself after child...
John Cornwell Original Article 06/15/2013 By Neil Hunter A prison worker convicted of child sex offences is now behind bars himself after his barrister told a court: "His life is in... [[ This is a...
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AL - Operation Safe Summer: Madison Co. Conducts Sex Offender Sweep
Original Article 06/14/2013 HUNTSVILLE (WHNT) - There is a new effort by several law enforcement agencies to target sex offenders in Madison County. The goal is to make sure they’re living... [[ This...
View ArticlePerry vetoes empower prosecutors, except for one Travis County drunk Democrat
Just a couple of criminal-justice related vetoes on Governor Rick Perry's 2013 list, but they were both significant.Perry vetoes only de-incarceration bill of the session This one was particularly a...
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