How to Avoid Getting a DUI During the Holidays
Drinking and driving is never a good idea: people who have consumed alcoholic beverages have slower reaction times and impaired
Drinking and driving is never a good idea: people who have consumed alcoholic beverages have slower reaction times and impaired
Holidays can be a joyous time for families to visit, share ideas, and enjoy traditional meals together. Unfortunately, criminals look
Public drunkenness (or public intoxication) is a violation of the New Orleans Municipal Code, Section 54-405. It is a misdemeanor
A number of marijuana-related bills have been introduced before the Louisiana State Legislature, which began its 2014 legislative session today in Baton Rouge. Among them are a number of bills that would substantially change the penalties for marijuana possession.
As a criminal defense attorney for 20 years, I’ve certainly helped hundreds of people get themselves out of trouble during Mardi Gras, but I’ve also learned an number of ways to try to help people stay out of trouble in the first place during this time of year, and I wanted to offer a few tips about that.
Having spent a majority of my life as a criminal defense attorney, one of the questions I get asked frequently is how to get a criminal charge removed from your record.
New Orleans is a popular tourist destination around the holidays, and this time of year I get lots of phone calls and emails about advice about how to handle what for many is an inevitable brush with the law. In that spirit, I have compiled a list of my top 5 things everyone should know about how to deal with a New Year’s Eve or Sugar Bowl arrest.
New Orleans Municipal Court is where people charged with minor misdemeanor offenses in New Orleans will have their cases heard.
A recent report from the American Civil Liberties Union found that at least 3,278 people are serving sentences of life
A new report from the Stanford University Criminal Justice Center examines the response of stakeholders in the California criminal justice
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in late October in the case of U.S. v. Katzin that law enforcement officers must have a valid warrant before installing a GPS device on the vehicle of a criminal suspect.
In what appears to be the very first case of its kind, a woman is San Diego has received a ticket for driving with Google Glasses. Whatever happens with this case, there will certainly be many like it to come. As the technology develops we will see new responses from law enforcement, the re-shaping of state and local traffic laws to accommodate new technology, and new responses from technology developers as the usage of new products like Google glass continues to increase.