January 31, 2023 • Posted In Your Rights
This article – about Alec Baldwin and the tragic fatal shooting accident during the filming of a movie – presents an excellent reminder of the importance of UNDERSTANDING and EXERCISING your right to NOT talk to the police, more formally known as your Fifth Amendment Privilege or your right to remain silent.
read moreMarch 28, 2021 • Posted In Criminal Defense
Thank you Portia Bruner with Fox5 Altanta for having me on this week to discuss preliminary issues and considerations for the defense attorneys representing Robert Aaron Long for the murder charges resulting from his recent horrific shooting spree in Atlanta. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/legal-expert-says-attorneys-could-focus-on-insanity-defense-for-spa-shooting-suspect
read moreApril 18, 2017 • Posted In Your Rights
Think the government won’t take your property because this is America? Think again. Recently, one of the United States Supreme Court Justices shined a light on a disturbing trend of government officials taking our money and property in Leonard v. Texas. Forfeiture (formally civil asset forfeiture) is the procedure whereby federal and state officials seek…
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