Readers Mailbag, Volume 27
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View ArticleMoney 101
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="arial">Last week, a new lawyer asked my advice on a business question. I responded with a simple equation:<br> <br></font>...
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Homicide Conviction Hinged on Witness Who Could Only Blink
A man's fate was decided in the blink of an eye. Our Birmingham homicide defense lawyers mean this quite literally, as we're referring to the case of an Ohio man whose trial outcome was largely...
View ArticleHow Many Tickets Are Written Over The 4th of July Holiday?
That’s a good question, which we set out to answer for you. We gathered some great statistics about July 4th travel, and we’d love for you to freely share our data. It’s free to use, post, and share....
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Judicial lawmaking: CCA to hold oral arguments in Salvador case without facts...
Here's a cool graphic from Bad Chemistry comparing crime lab scandals in Massachusetts, Colorado, and the DPS crime lab scandal in Houstson involving Jonathon Salvador:Nice comparison, and for the...
View ArticleNYT Opinion: Privacy and the Threat to the Self
NYT Opinion: Privacy and the Threat to the Self by Michael P. Lynch: [...] Read more!
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Sunday George Zimmerman Thread
Eric Zorn at the Chicago Tribune, who has been following the George Zimmerman case since its inception and carefully reviewed the discovery as it became available, has a new article today, Zimmerman...
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ZIMMERMAN WEEK 1 TRIAL UPDATE--OR, KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES AREN'T FUNNY--OR, THE...
Week 1 of what is arguably the most important criminal case in generations, is in the history books. Let's break down the action. OPENING STATEMENTS To say the least, the opening statements were...
View ArticleAfter 500 executions, reviewing some last words of the condemned in Texas
Today's New York Times includes this interesting discussion of the interesting last words of the Texas murderers just prior to their execution by the state. The article is headlined "From America’s...
View ArticleIA: An anonymous phoned-in tip of a drunk driver is treated different than...
An anonymous phoned-in tip of a drunk driver is treated different than other anonymous tips because officers usually confirm facts before making a stop. State v. Kooima, 2013 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 78 (June...
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Sunday Open Thread: Non-Zimmerman Topics
June went really fast. The Fourth of July is around the corner. I'm quite a bit behind at everything, due to my fascination with all things related to the George Zimmerman case. For other news, you are...
View ArticleDUI Book - July 4th Sale
The Albany Lawyer's new book is on sale this week. Fair DUI: Stay safe and sane in a world gone MADD includes practical strategies to avoid drinking and driving, advice on how to handle police...
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Police Charge Handful of Motorists with DWI Following Arrests in Warren and...
Being in the legal profession gives me and my colleagues an advantage over the average person when it comes to understanding the possible consequences of many different civil and criminal offenses. For...
View ArticleGuilty Plea Entered in Case Involving Loan Modification Scheme
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that on June 26, 2013, Jose Miguel Aguilar (DOB 5/1/63), of Rancho Cucamonga, pled guilty to two felony counts of grand theft and one felony count of...
View ArticleWhat is plea bargaining?
When many people hear the term “plea bargaining” they conjure up images of criminals escaping long jail sentences and making a deal to avoid criminal liability. This good not be further from the...
View ArticleWhat Constitutes As Federal Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute A...
Controlled substances such as Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Adderall, and OxyContin etc. are expensive, highly addictive and valuable on both the legal and black market. The United States Drug Enforcement...
View ArticleCan A New York State Licensed Medical Provider Bill Medicare For Providing...
Essentially no. The act of billing Medicare under a Medicare certified office when in fact the supplies were provided in an unauthorized office as of yet, still constitutes Medicare fraud. Even if both...
View ArticleCan A New York State Licensed Medical Provider Bill Medicare For Providing...
Essentially no. The act of billing Medicare under a Medicare certified office when in fact the supplies were provided in an unauthorized office as of yet, still constitutes Medicare fraud. Even if both...
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Texas deputy dies in shootout with alleged sex offender
7-1-2013 Texas: FORT WORTH, Texas - (AP) A Texas Sheriff says one of his deputies has died after being shot by a man later killed by police. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said Saturday that......
View ArticleCan I have a attorney for defending my mother?
Free legal answers from attorneys - Someone is using my mother by taking her ID & social security card and using her name on her gas bill with her address.
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