Posted in DUI on Jul 24th, 2009
Working at a criminal defense law firm, one sees many different criminal cases but, one type sticks out: DUIs – or drinking and driving, or driving under the influence of alcohol or operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or whatever you want to call it. Think about this: if you make the choice to rob [...]
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Posted in Domestic Violence on Jul 21st, 2009
So I was watching “Cops” the other week. Yes, the show. And yes it was a Saturday night. Don’t ask me why I was watching “Cops” on a Saturday night…the show just came on, and I loved that show growing up as a kid, so I thought to myself, “why not Tom, why not?” Now, [...]
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Posted in Embezzlement on Jul 21st, 2009
Working at a criminal defense law firm, I have an interesting life. I talk with a wide variety of different types of people each day. In my case, these folks are facing criminal charges and are looking for a criminal attorney. From my experience, a person commits crimes for one of three reasons: 1. He [...]
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Posted in Appeal on Jul 21st, 2009
Let the record show… An appeal is not a new trial. Let me repeat that – an appeal is not a NEW TRIAL. As simply as possible, the purpose of an appeal is to review the court proceedings that happened in the original trial and determined if the law (criminal procedure as well as criminal [...]
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