…okay, I’ll stop there. But who doesn’t love a great joke? And criminal defense lawyers and bumbling stormtroopers sure provide fertile ground for dad jokes and punchlines. Today’s blog is inspired by both stormtroopers and lawyers. In my personal time, I’ve been creating a stormtrooper costume by hand over the past few years. (I know [...]
Most DUI cases involve the following scenario: The police suspect that a person may be driving while intoxicated based on the driver’s road performance. Drivers get pulled over. The police will then request that the driver undergo several field sobriety tests such as a walk-and-turn test and a standing on one leg test. If the [...]
Drivers who are convicted of driving under the influence should expect that they will be forced to spend time in jail, that their license will be suspended, and that they will have to pay court costs and fines. What defendants usually fail to consider is that any DUI conviction becomes part of your criminal record. [...]
The new movie, “Joker,” focuses on the relationship between the Joker’s mental health issues and his criminal behavior. A recent discussion with Dr. Imani Walker, a psychiatrist who also works as the medical Director of Gateways Hospital & Mental Health Center in Los Angeles, helped to place a focus on the character’s disorders and his [...]
The seriousness of a possession of child pornography charge cannot be underestimated. Possession of depictions of a minor engaged in obscene actions or sexual conduct can lead to criminal charges for each and every picture. Convictions for each count can mean a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Anyone convicted a second time [...]
The Baltimore Sun reported on October 9, 2019 that carjackings in the city are rising. In one example, the victim wasn’t even in his car. He was on his brother’s porch getting some sun when two people appeared and demanded that the 60-year-old man give them his car keys and phone. To emphasize their demand, [...]
Fox 19 in Ohio, according to Allthatsinteresting.com, reported that a man was extremely upset that the Ohio Sharonville Police Department stole his weed and refused to give it back. The man claimed the four grams of weed were “really good ****ing weed” and in in audio recorded by the police demanded his “prestige weed” back. [...]
People have perceptions of criminal defense mostly through TV, film, and literature. There’s the honorable Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, who fights for a just cause even though his client is found guilty. John Grisham’s novels give readers the idea that lawyers often learn through experience that the system is rigged, and that [...]
There used to be a very old TV show hosted by Art Linkletter that had the tag line “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Now that line could be rephrased – “Kids Film the Darndest Things.” USA Today reported recently that a 10-year old filmed her mother driving while intoxicated. She showed Phoenix, Arizona police the [...]
There’s a lot of DIY stuff out there – brewing beer, creating your own makeup, composting your own waste – that seems kinda silly, but they’re mostly harmless. If you really want to learn to make your own yarn from an alpaca, knock yourself out. (Just don’t hurt the alpaca.) But this latest offering? This [...]
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