30.May.2011 Hip-Hop Confession – Or Not?
Sammy Hagar’s “I Can’t Drive 55” sold over a million copies. Does that mean that over a million people own a copy of Hagar’s blanket confession to the crime of speeding? Is Ice T’s song “Cop Killer” an exercise in his 1st Amendment rights to free speech, or a call to empanel a grand jury and [...]
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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07.Jan.2011 Photo from My “Life of Crime”
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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.Nov.2010 Animated Cross Examination
This little gem was shared by a judge I am friends with. It needs no introduction. Just watch… Incoming search terms:animated cross
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.
