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Category Archives: Criminal Defense
Justice Dept, FBI looking for motive in post-election incidents
Nov 21, 2016 | Criminal Defense
There was galling news from the FBI this week: 2015 saw a shocking 67-percent increase in hate crimes against Muslims. Meanwhile, following the election on Nov. 8, civil rights groups have reported a number of incidents ranging from harassment to attacks against Muslims, African-Americans, Hispanics,…
How accurate is eyewitness testimony?
Nov 04, 2016 | Criminal Defense
Many people take for granted that eyewitness testimony is factual, truthful and sufficient to make or break the case for the defendant. It may include identification of the suspect or details of the crime scene itself. It may be important in a matter involving an…
Man faces drug charges after police stop
Jun 21, 2016 | Criminal Defense
Drug charges have been filed against one man in Louisiana. The drug charges came after police said they found methamphetamines in the man’s vehicle. At the time of the alleged drug discovery, two kids who were younger than 10 years old were also reportedly riding…
Criminal defense: Conviction for selling drugs inside diet pills
Apr 10, 2016 | Criminal Defense
A 54-year-old Louisiana woman appeared in federal court on charges of distributing diet pills containing controlled substances after representing them as natural products. On March 22, the woman was convicted of three federal offenses each of distributing controlled substances and providing interstate commerce with misbranded…
Man sentenced for sex crimes may need additional representation
Dec 11, 2015 | Criminal Defense
A Louisiana man who was facing charges of aggravated rape was recently sentenced to a prison term of 45 years after entering into a plea agreement with prosecutors. He is the same man who remains under suspicion for the death of his infant son in…
Did brain damage lead to being charged with a crime?
Dec 04, 2015 | Criminal Defense
The lasting effects from a traumatic brain injury are often difficult to judge. After being involved in a life-threatening car accident in 1991, Louisiana State Senator Troy Brown suffered damage to his brain that left him with what he considered to be minor short-term memory…
Official charged with a crime in wife’s shooting
Oct 30, 2015 | Criminal Defense
A disturbing set of allegations has been made against a Louisiana man whose wife was recently shot and wounded. The husband has been charged with a crime in connection with that shooting, and he was taken into police custody shortly after emergency responders arrived at…
Attorney faced with his own need for criminal defense
Oct 16, 2015 | Criminal Defense
An unusual case has led to headlines across Louisiana, and involves an attorney who is getting a view of a very different side of criminal law. The young man was visiting New Orleans when he got into an altercation with a judge’s husband. As a…
Wife assaulted, husband charged with a crime
Oct 09, 2015 | Criminal Defense
After a Louisiana woman went through a harrowing encounter with a masked intruder, police have arrested her husband and charged him with multiple crimes. Details of the home invasion are disturbing, and the couple have been the subject of previous allegations of domestic violence. The…
After shooting, Louisiana pastor is charged with a crime
Sep 25, 2015 | Criminal Defense
An unusual case has made headlines in Louisiana, after an Algiers pastor confronted a man who was stealing copper from an area church. The pastor, who was formerly a New Orleans police officer, shot the man and was charged with a crime in connection with…
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