February, 2010 Blog Posts
Posted on Feb 26, 2010 By Patrick M. Rogan
The Times-Tribune reports that the new Lackawanna County Courthouse Crime Watch campaign has collected about 50 letters from concerned citizens regarding public corruption. The activist responsible ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Three people were arrested at a Costa Mesa checkpoint over the week on suspicion of drunk driving. Of the 318 vehicles screened at the checkpoint, three people were arrested for DUI, six vehicles were ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010
I was glad to see to see that the Houston Channel 2 News station decided to do a story about how the H arris County District Attorney's Office prosecutes welfare fraud cases. The reporter, Phil ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer
A 22-year-old woman was arrested and taken into police custody on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. Amanda Buckner was arrested after she struck a police car that was stopped to ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
One of the men featured on “Deadliest Catch”, a popular reality TV show on the Discovery Channel, has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence near Seattle. Jake Harris, 24, was ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010
When people call my office after a DWI arrest they ask the question posted above. The answer is straighforward. Typically, the only reason a person would be required to apply for a SR22 arising out of ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010
The NFL season may be over, but does not mean that their players do not stop making news. NFL players Will Allen and Byron Westbrook were arrested this weekend in seperate instances. It is a shame ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
The online agency insurance.com conducted a study to determine which group of professionals were the worst drivers, and their findings might surprise you. The profession that nabbed the number one ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
An investigation conducted by California Watch and the Investigative Reporting Program at the University of California, Berkeley, found that DUI sobriety checkpoints have caught more unlicensed ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2010
Yesterday, I received an email inquiring why a bond would be $50,000. As it usually happens my reply illicited several other emails back and forth. I tried to explain that there is a bond schedule for ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010
After three straight days of ALR hearings, the hearings that save a person's drivers license after a DWI arrest. I am looking forward to going straight to the Harris County Criminal Justice Center. It ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
A former NHL hockey player was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of driving under the influence. He was later booked for DUI and excessive speeding and released pending BAC lab test results. ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
An Orange County man will spend the next 15 years in prison for spying for China over a 30-year period. Dongfan "Greg" Chung, a Chinese-born citizen who worked for Beoing Co., was convicted on six ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010 By Miami-Dade Criminal Defense Lawyer
Our attorneys are pleased to announce the launch of our criminal defense blog with an RSS feed available.
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Posted on Feb 18, 2010
I have been on google talk/chat for a year. I had not announced this before because I would rather have someone talk to me on the phone before I am comfortable talking via the interne on an instant ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2010 By San Diego DUI Defense Lawyers
Early this morning a man reportedly crashed his tuck into the car of an off duty police officer. It was reported that this man was driving over 100 mph when he struck a car with two passengers; an off ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Two Orange County men have been arrested after assaulting an officer with a weapon. The arrests were the end result of an incident that occurred last month in Santa Ana. The officer was off-duty but ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2010
After a sucessful outcome to my trial on Monday I was geared up today to go trial on another case. I guess my client was not as excited as I was since he decided not attend for some unknown reason. ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2010 By Virginia Landry
Planning to drink and drive? You better think twice. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, grants are being used to fund more DUI checkpoints than ever before. The California Highway ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010 By Patrick M. Rogan
At the University of Scranton, students of criminal justice can earn three credits studying white collar crime, "including corporate misdeeds, political corruption, occupational illegalities and ...
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