The requirement is enshrined in the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 Chapter 7, Section 34 of which states, inter alia, that any person who holds a position of authority and who knows or ought to have reasonably known or suspected that another person has committed the offence against Chapter 2 of the […]
READ MOREStatute of Limitations NYCriminalLawyer
In 1975, a nephew of the late Robert F. Kennedy was believed to be a suspect in a gruesome killing Over forty years later, Michael Skakel’s attorney is claiming his client did not get a fair trial. Skakel, convicted in 2002 in the death of 15-year old Martha Moxley was sentenced to 20 years to […]
READ MORESupreme Court Says No to Florida’s Death Penalty Law
In many states, the death penalty decision is left to the jury and not to the trial judge. Because of this, Florida’s death penalty law has now been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The US Supreme Court stated that aggravating circumstances must be taken into account before reaching such a verdict and a jury […]
READ MOREUnderstanding Hate Crime Laws
It is a longstanding principle that people should not be punished for bad thoughts, but only for bad actions. A person can think about breaking the law, but should only be charged with an offense when a step is taken towards violating the law as people cannot be punished for thought crimes. There is, however, […]
READ MORE“Drowning baby” con: Grandfather robbed after heroism
A sickening and bizarre con duped a grandfather into wading for, what he thought was a drowning baby. The scam happened near Portsmouth in Hampshire, UK on Wednesday at 10:30 in the morning. Abandoning his coat to jump into the water the thieves made off with £100 and some tobacco. The grandfather, John White, 48, […]
READ MORECriminal Impersonation in New York
Valbona Yzeiraj, an office manager in New York, appeared before a judge last week to answer to charges that she impersonated a dentist while the real dentist was away. According to prosecutors, Yzeiraj seriously injured patients while pulling their teeth and performing root canals on them. Yzeiraj told the judge that she had been trained […]
READ MOREExpunging Criminal Records May be Impossible for NY Defendants
When you are arrested and convicted of a criminal offense, you face immediate penalties. The consequences could include fines, imprisonment, community service, probation, or a host of other penalties. Unfortunately, for many defendants, the immediate consequences of a conviction are not the end of the problems they face. Once you have a criminal record, you […]
READ MOREOf Alcohol Inhalers and Strong Marijuana
What do “alcohol inhalers” – devices that allow individuals to inhale alcohol vapor, and thereby get drunk without experiencing any hangover – have to do with the much touted increasing strength of marijuana ? Just this: that our society has been able to draw a distinction between the legal and responsible use of alcohol, which […]
READ MOREElectronic Monitoring Can Be Expensive for Defendant
Electronic monitoring involves a defendant being required to wear an ankle bracelet so his or her movements can be monitored. The use of electronic monitoring has increased dramatically in recent years. From 2000 through 2014, there was a 32 percent rise in the use of electronic monitoring. One article from International Business Times reported that […]
READ MORE“TV and billboard lawyers” — most personal injury law firms on TV and billboard ads lack solid professional track records
Although Ken Shigley is a practicing attorney in Atlanta and isn’t a Memphis personal injury or accident lawyer I wanted to share his latest blog post with all of my readers. Ken has written an exceptional post concerning “billboard” and “tv lawyers”. Even though he is writing about Atlanta, the same thing rings true here […]
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