Man Accused of Two Attempted Kidnappings in San Fernando Valley
The criminal defense attorneys at the Law Offices of Daniel E. Kann have learned that prosecutors have charged a La Crescenta man with assault, battery, and attempted kidnapping after he allegedly...
View ArticleOne of the Norfolk Four Still Fighting to Clear His Name
Eric Wilson, one of four Navy sailors who was wrongfully convicted of a 1997 Norfolk, Virginia, rape and murder based almost exclusively own false confessions was released years ago, but he is still...
View ArticleFacing A DUI And The Administrative License Suspension?
If you are charged with DUI in Columbus, Ohio, you might also be suspended even before you go to court. This is an administrative license suspension or “ALS”. Before going to court is the best time to...
View ArticleFacing A DUI And The Administrative License Suspension?
If you are charged with DUI in Columbus, Ohio, you might also be suspended even before you go to court. This is an administrative license suspension or “ALS”. Before going to court is the best time to...
View ArticleAmerican Psychiatrists Say Parental Alienation Syndrome is Not a Mental Disorder
Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals have recently debated whether parental alienation syndrome qualifies as a mental disorder. Of course, family law lawyers across North America see...
View Article¿Qué es un Caso Criminal Federal?
Como un Abogado Criminal en San Diego, a menudo me pregunto, “¿qué es un caso criminal federal?”. Muchos clientes criminales asumen que un caso federal es más serio que uno estatal. Eso no es siempre...
View ArticleJudge Exonerates Denver Company Accused of $49 Million Ponzi Scheme
In a rare development, a Denver federal judge rejected claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that a Denver oil and gas exploration company was a $49 million Ponzi scheme. The SEC...
View ArticleSEC: Facebook Friends Can Benefit
The SEC issued a release today confirming that companies can use social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to announce information in compliance with Regulation FD (“Reg FD”) so long as...
View ArticleSex offender faces charge after lobbying legislators
Unbelievable, whoever arrested and charged him with this alleged offense, needs to spend some time in jail for making false accusations! 4-2-2013 Iowa: A registered sex offender from Davenport......
View ArticleAppraiser Sentenced for Inflating Home Values
Michael Saad, 49, an Iowa resident, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, followed by six months' home confinement, for willfully overvaluing property for the purpose of influencing a federally...
View ArticleMASSACHUSETT'S HARSH MANDATORY CRIMINAL SENTENCES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS HARMS...
When it comes to Massachusetts felonies, how serious are we, really? In my various Attorney Sam's Takes, I have told you a number of times that there is a "game" element to our criminal justice system....
View ArticleGuest post by Norm Pattis on his new book, "Juries and Justice"
I was pleased to receive from noted criminal defense and civil rights lawyer Norm Pattis the following guest-post concerning the themes in his new book, "Juries and Justice: Saving a System Under...
View ArticleState Sex Offender Registry SB 213 Passed Both the Senate and the House
This is nonsense if a person was registered in the previous state, then their DNA was taken and sent to the National DNA data base (CODIS). All Montana needs to do is run their unsolved cases......
View ArticleA challenging clemency claim of capital "innocence" for Ohio death...
This new AP story, headlined "Ohio Man Who Killed 6-Month-Old Girl Seeks Mercy," highlights the perhaps unique and uniquely difficult clemency contentions being made by a condemned killer in Ohio. Here...
View ArticleCCJRC Weekly Legislative Agenda 4/02/2013
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View ArticleMy criminal case in Idaho was dismissed, but can the State still charge me?
The two sweetest words that anyone charged with any criminal charge will ever hear from a prosecuting attorney are “Case Dismissed!” But what happens after the charges have been dismissed? Is it...
View ArticleAP Drops "Illegal Immigrant" From Style Book
It's about time. The Associated Press has dropped the term "illegal immigrant" from its stylebook. It explains: The stylebook no longer sanctions the term “illegal immigrant” or the use of “illegal” to...
View ArticleMnookin & Kay on Confronting Science
Jennifer Mnookin (pictured) and David H. Kaye (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and Penn State Law) have posted Confronting Science: Expert Evidence and the Confrontation...
View ArticleKedrick Wills Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and Deputy Director of the Idaho...
Kedrick R. WillsColonel Ralph W. Powell, Director of the Idaho State Police (ISP) has selected Major Kedrick Wills to be his Deputy Director. As such Wills will be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and...
View ArticleDUI Humor and Articles Used In KBA Presentations
For the last five years, I have both prepared the DUI presentation materials and/or lectured to lawyers as part of a New Lawyer Continuing Legal Education sponsored by the Kentucky Bar Association...
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