Could prison perhaps be helping to cause serious recidivism in Delaware?
The question in the title of this post is the first reaction I had upon seeing this lengthy local story, headlined "Study: 8 in 10 released inmates return to Del. prisons." Here are the details: Nearly...
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Using Experts in Defending West Palm Beach DUI Offenses
A DUI trial will usually involve one or more witnesses that are crucial to determining the outcome of the trial. Most often, the prosecutor produces the stopping officer, the DUI investigator, the...
View ArticleAre trains “safe enough?” Why no seat belts?
I just returned from a trip to Belgium and France—this just a week or so before the latest spate of train derailments (in Spain first, followed by Switzerland). As lawyers, we are always looking for...
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Getting Your License Back - Challenging an Improper Traffic Stop
If you are arrested in Illinois for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), your drivers license will be suspended 46 days after the date of your arrest. This is before you have been either...
View ArticleMinnesota Bus Law Quiz
Not too long ago, we discussed how cameras were being used to catch motorists who violate bus stop-arm laws. Camera technology has yet to be implemented in Minnesota, but we want to do our part to...
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What does 20% mean for an Arizona DUI conviction?
There is a joke that lawyers ended up in law school because there aren't any math problems on the LSAT. Despite that impression, the Maricopa County Superior Court created a math problem worthy of...
View ArticleLife Sentences in Federal Death Penalty Trial of Somali Pirates
"US jury sentences Somali pirates to life," is the breaking news from AFP. Three convicted Somali pirates avoided the death penalty Friday when a US jury sentenced them to life in prison for the...
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OH - Sex-offender legislation is proposed
Original Article 08/01/2013 Changes being discussed for current Marion law By Michelle Rotuno-Johnson MARION - City council’s legislation, codes and regulations committee has been discussing a proposed...
View ArticleTo some Justices' chagrin, SCOTUS refuses to delay latest California prison...
As reported here by Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog, the "Supreme Court, over three Justices’ dissents, on Friday afternoon refused to delay a lower court order requiring California state prisons to...
View ArticleDon't keep secrets from your Criminal or DUI defense lawyer. Espescially not...
I suppose nothing should really surprise me. But this week I had an hour-long conversation with a client about his Chicago DUI case. It was our first meeting, but it was obvious within a few minutes we...
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Baltimore Cop Suspended For Abuse
The Baltimore City Police Department has announced that one of their own has been suspended with pay and is currently under investigation for excessive use of force during an arrest. The incident began...
View ArticleNYTimes: More Complaints Than Proposed Solutions at Trial Over Police Searches
NYTimes: More Complaints Than Proposed Solutions at Trial Over Police Searches by Joseph Goldstein: The judge overseeing the trial examining the constitutionality of the New York Police Department's...
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Insurance Agents and Attorneys Charged in an alleged $50 Million Insurance...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 1, 2013 released the following: “SAN DIEGO, CA—United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced today that insurance brokers Byron Frisch and Kristian...
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Promises were made to the defendant
In this drug case, defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty and...
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Rockland County DA- Rush To Judgment In Fatal Boat Accident?
This past Friday, July 26, 2013, was a celebration for Brian Bond, 35, and Lindsey Stewart, 30, childhood sweethearts who were due to be married on August 10, 2013. But celebration turned to disaster...
View ArticlePetitioner contends that PD has not performed a diligent search
In this Sex Crime, Petitioner commenced this Article 78 proceeding against the respondents Police Department (PD) and its Commissioner to compel the production of records relating to raids on certain...
View ArticleVINDICATION
It wasn't that long ago that the world was caving in on Attorneys Guy Lewis and Michael Tein. Judge Dresnick was holding contempt hearings into allegations they lied about the source of their fees in...
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Does A Board Need To Put A “For Sale” Sign On The Company When Considering A...
When a board of directors decides to enter the company into a change-of-control transaction, the board is charged with the duty to act reasonably to secure the best value reasonably attainable for its...
View ArticleXyngular v Innutra Lawsuit
Xyngular Corporation recently sued Innutra LLC, a company that appears to be founded by a number of former Xyngers. You may recognize Xyngular as the company for which serial scammer Jennifer McKinney...
View Article"Uruguay takes key step toward legalizing marijuana"
From the L.A. Times: BUENOS AIRES -- Uruguay appears likely to become the first Latin American country to legalize marijuana after its lower house of Congress approved a bill to regulate and sanction...
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