If the search warrant says that a PM search is not allowed and they search me...
Free legal answers from attorneys - The police came and searched my home and my property around 11:15 pm. Is this a violation of the search warrant, becaus
View ArticleIf items were stolen from my work, should I take lie detector test?
Free legal answers from attorneys - I work in a major retail store and over the weekend, a bunch of stuff got stolen (TVs, Blu Rays, Gaming Consoles). The
View ArticleLethal Injection Drugs and the FDA - Returning to the Spotlight
"Court to hear lethal-injection appeal," is the title of Kevin O'Hanlon's report in the Lincoln Journal Star. A federal appeals court will hear arguments in March in a case that could force Nebraska to...
View ArticleWhat should I expect after getting charged with a misdemeanor?
Free legal answers from attorneys - I have never been arrested before and me and my girlfriends finally got our first arrest. We were out shopping and I pu
View ArticleTennessee & Lethal Injection Drugs
"Tennessee officials stay quiet on search for new lethal injection drugs as executions on hold," is Kristin M. Hall's AP report, datelined Nashville. It's via the Republic. It's been three years since...
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Lawyer Arrested for Felony Shoplifting Can Avoid Criminal Record: Grand...
Arrests for shoplifting in New York City are horrendous, but when that arrest is for shoplifting property valued more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), the accusation can become a game changer in...
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CPS Under Scrutiny for Placement in Colorado City
Child Protective Services (CPS), the state agency responsible for protecting the safety and welfare of vulnerable children, is one of the most embattled sectors of our local government. Understaffed...
View ArticleCan I get this misdemeanor expunged so that I can get a job?
Free legal answers from attorneys - Roughly twenty years ago or so, I got a misdemeanor charge and it is preventing me from getting a job. Is there a way f
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Marijuana Grow House Busted in Las Vegas
On Friday police busted a marijuana grow house in Las Vegas, which harbored up to a thousand pot plants. Just two days earlier, police busted another grow house holding up to fifteen hundred plants....
View ArticleMonroe on Stuntz on the Collapse of American Criminal Justice
Albert Monroe (Thomas Jefferson School of Law) has posted Rebuilding Justice: A Review of the Collapse of American Criminal Justice, by William J. Stuntz (3 Wm. & Mary Pol'y Rev. 333 (2012)) on...
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Lansing Gang Members Suspected in Death of Woman to Avoid Death Penalty
Lansing gang members accused of killing a woman in July of 2010 will not face the death penalty, according to news reports. Shayla Johnson was killed in the course of a robbery at her Lansing home on...
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The Attorney-Client Privilege in Florida
Communications between a client and his attorney are generally privileged under the attorney-client privilege, which is a legal and ethical concept that preserves the confidentiality of communications...
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New Year's Day Sexual Assault, Robbery Suspect Apprehended
Earlier we reported about a woman who had allegedly been sexually assaulted while sitting with her husband in their broken down vehicle in Detroit. The couple had also been robbed. On Sunday, news...
View ArticleLafayette DA's former office manager pleads guilty to bribery
The former office administrator for Lafayette District Attorney Michael Harson pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy for taking bribes. The 58-year-old woman admitted that between 2008 and...
View ArticleFeds want to crack down on texting behind the wheel
Regular readers of this blog know that we tend to focus on the consequences of drinking and driving. But this is far from the only traffic violation that can get you in trouble on Pennsylvania's roads....
View ArticleDoes the punishment for theft vary depending on how much the item was worth?
Free legal answers from attorneys - My brother has a lot of thief-like tendencies and is always stealing minor things (stuff from the convenience store). H
View ArticleWidmer Conviction Upheld By Appeals Court. Court Criticizes Widmer Attorneys.
An Ohio court of appeals has upheld the conviction of Ryan Widmer for the bathtub murder of his wife in Warren County. The case is available online. State v. Widmer, 2013-Ohio-62. This is a second...
View ArticleHow to I remove the charges against my husband after I wrongfully called the...
Free legal answers from attorneys - My husband and I got into a huge argument and I was the one that started it. I suspected him of cheating for a long tim
View ArticleSCOTUS, by denying cert, ends Rhode Island's fight to prevent federal capital...
There was a notable death penalty decision of sorts in this morning's Supreme Court list of certiorari denials. As reported in this AP piece, the Justices this morning "said it won't stop the federal...
View ArticleMore Searches Constitutional – Recent SC Supreme Court Opinion
A recent South Carolina Supreme Court opinion, State v. Syllester, appears to clarify some contours of how SC appellate courts will have to read the Fourth Amendment, specifically the weight of...
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