I had a trial on a handgun case last week. The client was refused bail as he had a prior gun violation and the State wanted a mandatory minimum of 1 with a maximum of 10. The arresting officer failed to turn his Body Camera on and made no observations with his Body...
Here we go again. Do we go to the Courthouse or do we do it over Zoom? Well that depends on where you are going? And if you are going inside, not everyone will be allowed entry because of social distancing- witnesses and family members will be in parking lots...
Client is arrested and help No Bail for 1st degree Assault. He is released at the Bail review. Client is indicted for 1st Degree Assault. Charge carries up to 25 years. It now gets assigned to a prosecutor who reviews the video from the Bar where this happened...
Last night around 9:00 PM I get a call to represent one of the two people who have warrants for drug possession. The case is over a year old and they did not know they were charged until a letter from the MVA suspending one of their driving privileges for an open...
I just received the magazine and since 2007 I have received this recognition.
The only upside for those not being detained is that it gives them a chance to complete the Program I have them enroll in. Because some of these cases are now a year old, the judges recognize that the client has basically been on successful probation for the year as...
Courts reopened today to different practices and procedures depending on the jurisdiction. I suggested and the MCDAA formed a Covid-19 Committee to get some uniformity for trial practice. Only a few judges have been interested in the Organization's input, although...
Well for at least the 3rd time I have had a DUI case dismissed with the same officer. The video did not corroborate his written report. The prosecutor suggested last week that he put the case on and let me crush the guy so he would learn not to do it this way. I...
In the past few months I have had 3 DUI cases dropped by the State. All were flawed as a result of the poor policing in the cases. The most recent had a video showing the officer did not do what was in the police report. Prior to his having a video camera, I had...
The importance of police KGA Broadcasts can never be underestimated. My client tells me about his stop and subsequent arrest and I expect I will see the same information in the police report. I have had cases with this officer before and know what he does EVERY...
