Blogs 2011 January

January, 2011 Blog Posts

Welcome to our Criminal Defense Blog

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Criminal Defense Blog with an RSS feed available at Blog/Entire-Blog-Feed/RSS.xml
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Park Forest Teen Charged in Triple Murder

Denzel Pittman, 18, of Park Forest, just south of Chicago, has been held without bail and charged with the first degree murder of his girlfriend, her mother and her younger sister. Jade Hannah, 17, ...
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Food For Thought: Alcohol testing in all Cars in Los Angeles County

I recently read an article reporting the harsh possibility that every new car will have a device installed that will test your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) before you are able to start your vehicle. ...
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Huntington Beach Ranks High for DUI Arrests

Data released last month by the California Office of Traffic Safety showed that Huntington Beach ranked number one amongst cities of its size for alcohol-related traffic collisions in 2009. During ...
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The Consequences of a Conviction

A criminal conviction can be devastating. In my opinion, a conviction is a life sentence because it is something that will have ongoing consequences for the rest of your life. A conviction means an ...
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Man Arrested for Murder after Trying to Hide from Police

A man who thought he could outrun his murder charge is now being held in the Duval County Jail after being arrested in Texas. Thomas Howard Manjarez, 36, had an arrest warrant out for shooting the ...
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DUI Arrests and Georgia's Intoxilyzer 5000 Breath Test Machine

"He blew over the legal limit, he was DUI...case closed." Seems pretty easy, right? Why would someone even fight over a DUI where the person clearly blew over the State limit of 0.08? The truth is ...
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Officers Catch Man during Online Sex Sting

In Lake County, police have recently arrested a man who they say was going to have sex with a 14-year-old girl after making arrangements on the Internet with an undercover officer. 36-year-old Robert ...
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DUI and Your CDL

Georgia CDL truck drivers face the harshest of penalties if convicted of driving under the influence ( DUI ). Not only are there higher fines and more jail time than an average citizen. Also they ...
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Atlanta DUI and the Intoxilyzer 5000

The Intoxilyzer 5000 is one of the most commonly used breath machines in the United States. It is used for DUI testing in Georgia as well as all over the country and well, it's terrible. What you may ...
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I'm Not Drunk, Just a Klutz!

I was arrested for DUI in Atlanta, GA. I was asked to do some filed sobriety testing like standing on one leg, walking heel to toe, and following the officer's finger with my eyes. Now being the klutz ...
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Police Officer accused of writing false police reports

The Miami Herald reports that former City of Miami Police Officer Charley Braynen has been accused of committing a f ederal criminal offense in Miami. He was charged with two counts of Extortion. ...
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Uncommon Georgia Snow or DUI?

As you know, Georgia gets very little snow. Even when we do, it doesn't seem to last very long. But this winter, most of the state has seen SOME snow and this has made for some difficult driving ...
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Man jailed accused of selling fraudulent anti-aging cream

The Miami Herald reports that Joseph Fox Batista duped dozens of investors into buying $380,000.00 worth of stock in his company that developed a yogurt based anti-aging cream. Fox is being held in ...
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Lynnwood DUI Attorney | 10 Hilarious DUI Videos

Normally, as a Lynnwood DUI Attorney, I wouldn’t post something like this – but the folks over at the criminaljusticedegreesguide blog asked me to post it – thought I might get a kick out of it. So ...
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Court Costs

In every Florida county no matter what the charge, you will have to pay court costs if you are found guilty or if you enter a plea of no contest or guilty. Court costs are mandated by statute. That ...
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NOT GUILTY, NOT GUILTY, NOT GUILTY

Recent NOT GUILTY verdicts at Acosta, Batovksi & Schmiege P v. EM NOT GUILTY Residential Burglary The Defendant was seen breaking into a house by a neighbor who called the police and locks the ...
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Will I Be Sentenced To The Maximum Penalty?

In Florida, every criminal charge has a statutory maximum. This means that the Florida legistlature has set limits on penalties for certain crimes. It would be illegal for a judge to sentence you ...
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Car Stolen with Five Year Old Child Inside

Henderson police received a call this morning about a stolen vehicle - what was unusual about the case was that there was a five year old child sitting in the car when it was stolen. The boy's parent ...
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