20.Oct.2011 Fund me!?! Fund you!
The Times Picayune recently reported on a battle that pits the Public Defender’s Office in New Orleans against the private criminal bar. At the root of the dispute is what the Public Defender’s call “zealous” representation of indigent defendants. Representatives of the New Orleans Criminal Defense Bar Association call it client poaching. The state legislature [...]
12.Jul.2011 This Will Be an Open Book Test
There are strict rules in place for what jurors may or may not do to aid them in deliberation during criminal trials, and these rules vary from state to state. Asking questions of witnesses, taking notes, and talking with other jurors about evidence during lunch and breaks — all of these things are examples of [...]
03.Jun.2011 In New Orleans There May Be No Bail for You
In what way does Kentucky lead the nation in judicial reform? No, this isn’t a joke about Kentucky. In most states, your ability to get out of jail after a misdemeanor arrest was predicated on your ability to pay. In the 1970s Kentucky instituted a highly successful pretrial system that allows non-violent offenders pretrial release [...]
28.Mar.2011 Online Search: Finding Someone in Jail in New Orleans
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02.Mar.2011 Mardi Gras Repercussions Unmasked
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28.Feb.2011 Common Sense Carnival: How to NOT Get Arrested at Mardi Gras
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29.Dec.2010 Video Podcast: Arrest for Public Intoxication
A discussion of the offense of Public Intoxication in New Orleans Municipal Court, and whether you will receive a summons or get arrested for the charge.
28.Dec.2010 Video Podcast: Summons versus Arrest in Municipal Court Cases
Discussion of the New Orleans City Council’s new initiative authorizing the New Orleans Police Department to issue summons in lieu of arrest for certain municipal crimes.
06.Dec.2010 Marijuana Possession May Become City Ordinance
In a move that reflects both the growing understanding that the penalties for possession of marijuana should be relaxed, as well as the fact that the criminal justice system has become clogged with prosecutions for lesser offenses, the City Council has proposed to make certain offenses violations of city ordinances. The Lens reports the following: [...]
08.Oct.2010 Laissez Les Bon Temps Get Sober
Visitors to New Orleans may soon have a new “real New Orleans” experience to write home about. If criminal justice leaders have their way, after letting the good times roll, visitors and locals alike will have an opportunity to let the good times sober up in a specially designed “Sobering Center”.
I am a New Orleans Criminal defense lawyer, and the managing attorney of NOLA Criminal Law. I am a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, with over 17 years of experience as a criminal defense attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana. Please visit my website for more.
