Criminal Law
Defending Your Drunk Driving Charge
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010As the legal limit for drinking and driving gets lower and lower, more and more drivers are being hit with Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) misdemeanors. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has become a force to be reckoned with—and one that political leaders refuse to go up against. Therefore, if you get arrested for drinking and [...]
Upcoming Supreme Court Cases, Part II
Thursday, November 12th, 2009To follow up on last month’s post, we have two more cases worth monitoring:
Graham v. Florida / Sullivan v. Florida
These two cases involves the Eighth Amendment’s preclusion of cruel and unusual punishment. At issue is whether life imprisonment, with no possibility for parole, for juveniles on nonhomicide charges, violates the Eighth Amendment.
Neither Graham’s nor Sullivan’s [...]
Upcoming Supreme Court Cases, Part I
Monday, October 12th, 2009Beginning this month (Oct, 2009) the U.S. Supreme Court will reconvene and take up a handful of cases for its 2009-2010 year. Among those cases are a few worth watching. Between now and the end of the year, we will address five of them I believe are worthy of attention.
Salazar v. Buono
This case directly addresses [...]
Cobbs Hearing: A Taste Of Things To Come
Friday, August 7th, 2009For the nervous criminal defendant, knowing what they’re getting themselves into if they were to plead to a charge can lead to a quicker resolution. Many times the prosecutor will be intentionally vague with a “deal,” particularly when it comes to a jail sentence. It’s not uncommon for a prosecutor to make an offer whereby [...]
Did You Get The Memo? ‘Cuz I Can Re-Send The Memo…
Saturday, August 1st, 2009Whether your criminal charge is a felony (criminal sexual conduct, embezzlement, arson, controlled substance/drug possession, etc) or a misdemeanor (DUI/DWI, domestic violence, assault & battery, etc.) there will come the final stage of the criminal process where you stand before the judge to be sentenced.
From time to time, your criminal defense attorney will find it [...]
Drunk Driving & Your CMV Drivers License
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Drunk driving is a serious offense that should never be taken lightly. The possible danger to yourself and others is not worth the risk of driving after only having “one or two” beers. Trust me when I say that the judge has heard it all and doesn’t believe any part of a defendant’s story.
And while [...]
Criminal Expungement
Thursday, May 21st, 2009Life certainly does have its ups and downs. While your wedding day, the birth of a child or a loved one’s graduation from college are certainly just a few of life’s “ups,” there are a number of people who have equally suffered from life’s “downs.” One of those is a brush with the law leaving [...]
Deliver Drugs, Receive Harsher Sentence!
Monday, March 24th, 2008I had a client this week who I represented on a felony drug charge ? felonious delivery/manufacturing of marijuana. This carries with it a four-year prison sentence and $20,000 fine. And, God forbid, there be previous drug conviction on your record, you can count on it effectively doubling your penalty.
Now the truth is, very few [...]