22.Apr.2011 Top Three Ways to Avoid Getting Arrested at Jazz Fest
There is no better way to ruin the best time of year in New Orleans than to spend a beautiful late-April or early-May afternoon and evening in jail instead of at the Fairgrounds. So here are my top 3 ways to avoid getting arrested at (and around) Jazz Fest, and some tips on what to [...]
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.Nov.2010 Animated Cross Examination
This little gem was shared by a judge I am friends with. It needs no introduction. Just watch…
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”.
28.Sep.2010 Former Cop to Spend Weekends in Jail
Gwen Filosa of the Times Picayune reports the following on NOLA.com : Former New Orleans police officer Desmond Shorty pleaded guilty to theft of less than $300 on Tuesday, admitting that he swiped a flashy wristwatch while on a service call in August 2009. Shorty, 25, was originally charged with felony theft of more than $500 [...]
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