NYC Weapon & Imitation Pistol Crimes: Understand the Administrative Code...
Not all of New York's weapon crimes are located or found in the New York Penal Law. Certainly, a review of Article 265 of the New York Penal Law will reveal the most serious gun and firearm crimes such...
View ArticleI recived a restraining order and never faught it
My ex-finacee and I had a horrible breakup. He put a restraining order on me, as I did him. I didn’t pursue mine,but he did. I went to court once, but then decided that I was just done with...
View ArticleBell City Officials Found Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Los Angeles - Five former city of Bell officials were found guilty this past week at the Downtown Los Angeles Criminal Courts Building on white collar criminal charges, including, embezzlement and...
View ArticleYou're Allowed to Question a Witness About the Fact that He's a Liar
In the case of the United States versus Jorge Cedeno, the trial judge prevented Cedeno’s lawyer from questioning a detective about the fact that he had lied (and been caught lying) in a prior court...
View ArticleWashington State Police Officers Training Dogs to Ignore Marijuana
As a small number of states begin legalizing marijuana possession, police department have had to take creative measures to adjust their drug enforcement tactics. One interesting change in Washington...
View Article“Criminal” Magician of Convenience
On February 3, 2006, I was contacted by a Fresno PD officer, while I was preparing to go out of town on a Super Bowl weekend junket. When informed that he was at my apartment with a search warrant, I...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About DUI Conviction and DUI Plea Bargain
DUI ConvictionA DUI conviction results from charges of driving under influence. Alcohol is not the only substance that can result in a DUI conviction. Driving while intoxicated by chemical substances...
View ArticleGun chearges in Philadelphia
i was pulled over in a corvette in 1996, i informed the police officers that i had a 9mm hand gun dissasembeled in the car, so they look inside and pulled out a 9mm jennings from the trunk and a [...]
View ArticleThursday Night Open Thread
I've been spending all my free time and then some tinkering with my new creation. It should be ready in a few days, hopefully over the weekend. I'm also going to check into having a... [[ This is a...
View ArticleFifteen Latin King and Blood Gang Members Arrested in Massachusetts on Gun...
A lengthy investigation into Revere Blood gang activities led to the arrest of fifteen men from various parts of Massachusetts including Revere, Lynn and New Bedford. It is alleged that various gang...
View ArticleDeveloper, Attorney, Among 5 Charged with Defrauding Lenders
Brandon L. Barber, 37, New York, New York, and four other men were charged with federal crimes stemming from schemes to defraud involving several Northwest Arkansas real estate transactions and...
View ArticleMen Sentenced for Filing False Liens Against Prosecutor and FBI Agents'...
Ronald Wesley Groves, 71, Sacramento, California, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Donald Charles Mann, 56, Sacramento, was sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison for retaliating against...
View ArticleA BOSTON CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER DISCUSSES THE TOP TEN AREAS TO QUESTION WHEN...
Yesterday, I began the first of this two-part Attorney Sam’s Take. Much of what is suggested has been discussed before in earlier Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog posts. However, I am hoping that the...
View ArticleDistracted Driving to Blame? Sixth Driver Crashes into Somerville 7-Eleven
Why do people keep crashing into the Somerville 7-Eleven? It’s the equivalent of a bird smacking into a reflective windowpane repeatedly. For the sixth time, according to NJ.com, someone has literally...
View ArticleFox’s Bill O’Reilly in Custody Battle
Funny how Bill O’Reilly’s divorce in 2011 didn’t make national headlines, particularly when every B list actor/actress/model/athlete/musician/singer’s divorce is splayed across the headlines in every...
View ArticleFatal Malibu DUI Disaster: Woman Kills Tow Truck Driver and Leaves the Scene…
A woman faces felony hit and run charges for a fatal Malibu DUI crash that took the life of 40-year old tow truck driver. According to local reports from KABC, the woman hit the driver, who was...
View ArticleWARRANT CLEARED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS
KB, a 34 year old army wife living in KY, went to renew her driver's license in KY but was denied because her right to drive was suspended in Massachusetts because she had defaulted in a criminal case...
View ArticleCan two people in a car be charged with drug possession?
Free legal answers from attorneys - My son and his good friend were driving home from a visit to his older brother's campus. He will be going to college i
View ArticleWhat Should I Do If I Am Accused Of Money Laundering?
Often, investigations of narcotics or contraband conspiracies go hand-in-hand with investigation of money laundering schemes; wherever there are illegal profits being made, there is a corresponding...
View ArticlePossible Change In Pennsylvania That Would Allow Expungement For More People
Many people that were once ineligible for expungement in Pennsylvania may possibly be eligible in the future. State Senator Tim Solobay recently reintroduced a bill, Senate Bill 391, to allow...
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