Obsession
This is one of my favorite quotes: “You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do.” ~Jerry Garcia (lead guitar for The...
View ArticleNew York Sealing Bill Update: No Action on Senate Bill 5385-2013
It could be your niece or nephew. Or even your son or daughter. It might even have been you, many years ago. Good people make dumb mistakes, especially when they’re young. Maybe a neighbor’s...
View ArticleSecond Circuit finds (lengthy?) insider trading sentences reasonable
As reported in this Bloomberg News report, "Zvi Goffer, a former Galleon Group LLC trader, failed to win a reduction of his 10-year prison sentence for passing illegal tips and recruiting members for...
View ArticleIs There a Difference in NJ Between DWI and DUI. If So, What Is It?
There is no difference in New Jersey between DWI and DUI. Our DWI statute is entitled Driving while intoxicated. The first sentence of the statute makes it illegal to operate a motor vehicle ‘while...
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Drug Test Field Kits Used by Texas Law Enforcement May Be Yielding False...
A recent report titled "False Positives Equal False Justice" shows that the majority of marijuana field test kits used by law enforcement officers in the U.S. produce unacceptably high rates of false...
View ArticleWill legal documents hold up if they are missing information?
Free legal answers from attorneys - I recently received a summons from the Peoples Attorney, a firm, not court. This summons was missing a government stamp
View ArticleTerm's final criminal law/procedure cert grants
Issue summaries from ScotusBlog, which also links to papers, for these cases granted on Thursday: White v. Woodall: (1) Whether the Sixth Circuit violated 28 U.S.C. 2254(d)(1) by granting habeas relief...
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28-year-old Ypsilanti Man to Head to Trial Following Accusations He Shot at...
In February of this year, 28-year-old Elmore Ray was arraigned on several charges after being accused of firing a sawed-off shotgun at cars on U.S. 23. According to a news article at Annarbor.com, Ray...
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16-year-old Grand Rapid Teen Faces Potential Life in Prison for Rape and...
On Monday July 1, 16-year-old Felipe Lopez-Velasquez pleaded guilty in Kent County Circuit Court to raping and robbing a 21-year-old Grand Valley State University student in September of 2012. Another...
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Hudson County DWI News: Bayonne Fire Department Captain Suspended after...
Not long ago we addressed the pitfalls and potentially life-changing consequences for professional drivers who are facing a possible conviction for drunken driving. As many readers will recall, my law...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on July 2, 2013 released the following: “OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Specially Designated Nationals List Update To...
View ArticleAlmanac - July 2
From the New York Times and Associated Press, On This Day: 1976 The Supreme Court ruled the death penalty was not inherently cruel or unusual. That would be Gregg v. Georgia. You can learn more on the...
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Federal Wire Fraud Crimes – 18 U.S.C. § 1343
Title 18 of the United States Code Section 1343 (18 U.S.C. § 1343) (2013) states the following: “Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money...
View Articlearstechnia.com: Cops shouldn’t have easy access to 220+ days of cell location...
arstechnia.com: Cops shouldn’t have easy access to 220+ days of cell location data, lawyers say by Cyrus Farivar: [...] Read more!
View ArticleOverturned Trailer Causes Traffic Delay
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View Article"China threatens death penalty for serious polluters"
The title of this post is the headline of this notable Reuters article from a few weeks ago that I just came across. Here is how it gets started: Chinese authorities have given courts the powers to...
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Blakely Sentencing Guidance Does Not Apply Retroactively, Florida High Court...
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a series of rulings in recent years on sentencing law. Cases like Apprendi v. New Jersey and Blakely v. Washington are wins for defendants, permitting people already...
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MA - Budget amendment puts Level 2 sex offenders on public database
Original Article 07/03/2013 By Katie Lannan BOSTON - The names and addresses of Level 2 sex offenders would be added to a public online database under a legislative measure its supporters say gives...
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Registered Sex Offender Charged After Attempting to Lure Children at Park;...
Chad Eric Servis, a 42-year-old Wyoming resident, was recently charged with two counts of accosting children for immoral purposes as a repeat offender after allegedly attempting to get three boys who...
View ArticleReal Estate Agent Immediately Remanded to Serve Time for Fraud
Celia Gallardo, 42, North Hills, California, a real estate agent and self-described real estate investor, was sentenced to five years in federal prison and remanded into custody for her offenses, which...
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