A Maine man was arrested for possession of a firearm – something he was prohibited from having because of a prior domestic violence conviction. The judge then denied bail at his subsequent arraignment. Both of these developments are common for people who have been convicted of a crime of domestic
They might not want you to believe it, but the fact is that the police can break the law. In fact, they often do break it. The law that they break the most often while on duty is the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits them from committing searches and seizures that
In our recent blog posts, we’ve started delving into the maddeningly nuanced law of seizures by law enforcement officers. Crucially, the Fourth Amendment requires a police seizure to be “reasonable.” If it isn’t, then any evidence that is obtained from the seizure will be excluded from trial under the exclusionary
This is an extremely important question and one which causes a lot of trepidation amongst my clients who elect to go to trial. One of the advantages of a negotiated outcome is that you take the “unknown wildcard” out of the equation. The wildcard is the judge and the unknown
A recent viral video from Utah shows a detective unjustifiably trying to perform a blood alcohol content (BAC) test on an unconscious driver and arresting the nurse that stood up for that driver’s rights. The situation highlights the cavalier attitude that many cops take to enforcing laws dealing with operating
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