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Category Archives: Criminal Defense
Man charged with a crime after altercation in French Quarter
Mar 14, 2013 | Criminal Defense
Arrests and prosecutions for hate crimes are a growing phenomenon throughout the country. In Louisiana, it’s a crime to commit an offense against person or property because of actual or perceived race, age, gender, religion, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry. If…
Man charged with a crime has bail revoked and returns to jail
Feb 28, 2013 | Criminal Defense
When someone is having emotional or mental problems, he or she may be prone to acting out some bizarre anti-social behavior. This is sometimes seen when a sports fan develops an unhealthy case of fan fervor. Recently, a sports fan was arrested and charged with…
Traffic stop leads to Louisiana pair being charged with a crime
Jan 31, 2013 | Criminal Defense
The identification of suspects by the authorities is a process filled with potential flaws. Police must try to be reasonably certain that they have based their identification and arrest on solid evidence that will hold up under later scrutiny. In a recent Louisiana incident, two…
Teens charged with a crime after fight at Mall of Louisiana
Jan 25, 2013 | Criminal Defense
The sight of teenagers inhabiting the country’s shopping malls is a mainstay of suburban life. Many teens find the local malls to be places where they can legally congregate, see friends and socialize. But in East Baton Rouge recently, the Mall of Louisiana hosted an…
Immigrant charged with a crime was wrongly held in jail
Jan 16, 2013 | Criminal Defense
A Louisiana Sheriff’s Office recently held a 37-year-old legal immigrant in a jail cell for five days until they were told by an agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office that they were holding him illegally. The man was charged with a…
Louisiana man charged with a crime after unrelated traffic stop
Dec 28, 2012 | Criminal Defense
Recently, a Louisiana man has found himself facing serious allegations after a traffic stop led police to become suspicious of the contents of his vehicle. According to reports, the 28-year-old man was charged with the crime of burglary after police spotted suspicious items in his…
Criminal defense on tap in decades-old Louisiana murder case
Dec 13, 2012 | Criminal Defense
Modern DNA technology has allowed law enforcement officials to reexamine cold cases that have sometimes been collecting dust for decades. This was recently the situation in Louisiana, when DNA testing on a 28-year-old murder case led to the arrest of a former exotic dancer and…
Criminal defense: Lake Charles accident spawns DWI charges
Nov 19, 2012 | Criminal Defense
When anyone in our state is suspected of committing a crime, they may feel that the road ahead is bleak. Fortunately, many have certain rights under the law, such as the ability to launch a criminal defense against the allegations. Lake Charles authorities have charged…
Louisiana criminal defense: Eyewitness testimony not always accurate
Nov 02, 2012 | Criminal Defense
News reports of a purported crime often show how little information police have to solve a particular case. The information provided to them usually comes from victims and sometimes other witnesses. When the only witnesses are also the victims of the crime, their recollections may…
Louisiana woman charged with a crime: Cookie dough theft?
Oct 10, 2012 | Criminal Defense
Many in our state who have children in elementary school know that every year kids are asked to sell products such as cookie dough or wrapping paper to their parents and neighbors in a fundraising effort for cash-strapped schools. Now, one Louisiana woman is accused…
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