Crime and Punishment

Man Arrested In Lynn Massachusetts Found In Possession Of Over 28 Grams Of Cocaine Faces Drug Trafficking Charges

Updated: 2011-03-31 20:54:14

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Man Arrested In Lynn Massachusetts Found In Possession Of Over 28 Grams Of Cocaine Faces Drug Trafficking Charges March 31, 2011 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 31, 2011 2:54 PM Permalink Ali Jameal McMillan was arrested on Tuesday near a high school in Lynn , Massachusetts According to the Lynn Item various Lynn Police officers were conducting surveillance after getting anonymous complaints about suspected drug activity in a particular location . During the operation officers found many people engaged in drug dealing transactions in that area . On Tuesday officers observed an

International Intervention in Libya

Updated: 2011-03-31 20:38:36

By David Olevson and Ekaterina Perchenok With the conflict in Libya and throughout the Middle East escalating every day, we must keep conscious of the inherent bias of our news outlets. While our hearts go out to civilians caught in the line of fire in this wave of unrest, collective international reaction must be carefully [...]

FBI Will No Longer Give Miranda Warnings to Terrorism Suspects

Updated: 2011-03-31 19:57:58

Skip to content Law Blog Home Archives Present Your Case to a Lawyer About How To Fix The School Bullying Problem FBI Will No Longer Give Miranda Warnings to Terrorism Suspects Published by Andrew Dat on March 31, 2011 in Criminal Law 0 Comments Tags : exclusionary fbi interrogate interrogation miranda mirandize terrorism terrorist If you ever find yourself in law school , please do yourself a favor and take a criminal procedure class . For some reason many law schools don't make the course a requirement , opting instead to force the much less interesting criminal law class down the collective gullets of law . students I don't know why this is the case since as both an attorney or regular citizen , you're much more likely to encounter a criminal procedure problem in your everyday life ,

The Ghost, and Ghosts, of Lockerbie

Updated: 2011-03-31 15:32:20

, , HOME Main The Ghost , and Ghosts , of Lockerbie March 31, 2011 8:32 AM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments The Wall Street Journal has this news : alert Scottish prosecutors want to interview Moussa Koussa , the former Libyan foreign minister who flew to the U.K . Wednesday , in connection with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing . Mr . Koussa has at times been alleged to have had a role in the . bombing Earlier Thursday , U.K . Foreign Secretary William Hague said Mr . Koussa won't be offered immunity from British and international . justice What really needs to happen is that Koussa should be extradited to , or seized by , the United States , and brought here to be executed for the mass murder in which he is up to his . eyeballs As I have noted before , there has been no serious punishment for the

News Scan

Updated: 2011-03-30 21:09:03

HOME Main News Scan March 30, 2011 2:09 PM Posted by Christine Dowling 0 Comments California Judge Issues 7-Year Gang : Injunction Hudson Sangree of the Sacramento Bee reports Yolo Superior Court Judge Kathleen White yesterday issued a tentative anti-gang injunction across a large part of West Sacramento for seven years . nbsp During a six-month trial , prosecutors pushed for the injunction to control the alleged street gang known as the Broderick Boys , who prosecutors claim are responsible for the criminal activity across the Bryte and Broderick . neighborhoods Danes Won't Block Execution : Drug Danish drug manufacturer Lundbeck A S , the only company currently making pentobarbital , will not cease production or restrict the sale of the drug despite its use in some states' execution

Laptops at the Border

Updated: 2011-03-30 17:12:20

HOME Main News Scan Laptops at the Border March 30, 2011 10:12 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments From the Ninth Circuit today , a 2-1 decision on the border search : doctrine Today we examine a question of first impression in the Ninth Circuit : whether the search of a laptop computer that begins at the border and ends two days later in a Government forensic computer laboratory almost 170 miles away can still fall within the border search doctrine . The district court considered the issue to be a simple matter of time and space . It concluded that the search of property seized at an international border and moved 170 miles from that border for further search cannot be justified by the border search doctrine . We . disagree Because we agree with the district court's conclusion that

Take 2, 5, or 15 Minutes Today to Speak Out against Government Tolerance of Prison Rape

Updated: 2011-03-30 15:16:23

This coming Monday, April 4, is the deadline for submitting public comment to the Department of Justice about its proposed regulations aimed at reducing prison rape and sexual abuse. Just Detention International has compiled a handy how-to that walks you through the process. You can choose to take literally 2 minutes to click through and submit [...]

Robinson on Coercive Indoctrination and "Rotten Social Background"

Updated: 2011-03-30 11:40:00

Recently posted to SSRN: "Are We Responsible for Who We Are? The Challenge for Criminal Law Theory in the Defenses of Coercive Indoctrination and ‘Rotten Social Background’" U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-10 PAUL H....

Jason Kenney’s Failed Immigration Reforms

Updated: 2011-03-30 04:53:47

Jim Creskey at The Embassy: Kenney—with some help from Prime Minister Harper and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews—used the arrival of two boatloads of Tamil asylum seekers in an attempt to prod public opinion toward the idea that “bogus” refugee claimants were overrunning Canada. Pretending to punish smugglers—who were largely phantoms out of reach of [...]

You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Updated: 2011-03-29 22:38:40

HOME Main You Can't Make This Stuff Up March 29, 2011 3:38 PM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments Let me post verbatim an entry Doug Berman put up today on his always worthwhile blog , Sentencing Law and . Policy This is really too good to pass : up From the you can't make this stuff up' file come this local sentencing story from California , headlined Woman in court for sentencing allegedly presents forged doctor's note , then collapses . Here are the : particulars A 41-year-old woman who was in court this morning to be sentenced for prescription drug forgery allegedly presented a forged doctor's note in an attempt to delay the proceedings , and then collapsed when the judge ordered her back into custody , according to a . prosecutor Michelle Elaine Astumian , who had been out of jail after

Most Influential Lawyers?

Updated: 2011-03-29 21:48:01

The National Law Journal has picked its Most Influential Lawyers in 10 practice areas. However, if you are a prosecutor or if you are a defense lawyer handling violent crime cases, don't bother looking for your colleagues (or yourself) there. The only criminal law area listed is "white collar defense."Matters of life and death are not important enough to be included, apparently.

Spineless Court Imposes Inadequate Genocide Sentence

Updated: 2011-03-29 17:16:13

HOME Main Most Influential Lawyers Spineless Court Imposes Inadequate Genocide Sentence March 29, 2011 10:16 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment Associated Press reports A United Nations court for Rwanda's 1994 genocide has sentenced a former mayor to life imprisonment for the mass killings of Tutsis , some of whom were refugees seeking sanctuary in churches to escape . violence The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Tuesday found Jean Baptiste Gatete guilty of ordering killings of members of the Tutsi community in Murambi commune where he was mayor , and in the parishes of Kiziguro and . Mukarange The court said Gatete , who later became a director at the Ministry of Women and Family Affairs , led the attack at Mukarange . Those attacks resulted in the killing of hundreds

Thiopental in Arizona, Part II

Updated: 2011-03-29 17:01:24

The US Supreme Court denied a stay and certiorari to Arizona murderer Eric King. No dissent is noted. Prior post on the thiopental issue is here.Update: Michael Kiefer of the Arizona Republic reports the execution was completed at 10:22 a.m., local time.

Supreme Court Dumps Tolentino Case

Updated: 2011-03-29 16:08:18

HOME Main Thiopental in Arizona , Part II Supreme Court Dumps Tolentino Case March 29, 2011 9:08 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment The US Supreme Court today dismissed as improvidently granted the Fourth Amendment case of Tolentino v . New York argued last week . nbsp CJLF's brief in the case , written by Christine Dowling , is here The case involved the question of whether a driver's DMV record , indicating ten suspensions of his license , can be suppressed on the ground that the police did not have sufficient cause to stop . him So why did the Court drop the case One of the things that bothered me about this case from the beginning is that the defendant was trying to suppress the wrong item . nbsp Early in the proceedings , he moved to suppress both the police officer's

Big Prosecution Win on Discovery and Liability

Updated: 2011-03-29 15:39:15

HOME Main Big Prosecution Win on Discovery and Liability March 29, 2011 8:39 AM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments The Supreme Court today gave the prosecution a big win in Connick v . Thompson , described below in the Heritage Foundation : summary In a 5-4 decision by Thomas , the Court held that a district attorney's office cannot be held liable under section 1983 for failure to train its prosecutors based on a single BRADY violation . nbsp Thompson was convicted of armed robbery , and later , capital murder . nbsp He chose not to testify at his murder trial because of his prior robbery conviction . nbsp A month before Thompson was to be executed , an exculpatory crime lab report was discovered relating to the armed robbery . nbsp The execution was stayed , and his robbery conviction was

Drug Courts: Reasons to Be Skeptical

Updated: 2011-03-29 15:08:21

Reason #1: This American Life reports on a Georgia drug court gone really awry. Like, batshit-crazy awry. OK, you say, but that’s Georgia. I, a native Georgian, say, OK, you may have a point. What about drug courts that are running as intended? Well… it turns out there’s still reason for concern. To wit: Reasons [...]

Woman About To Shoot Heroin In Front Of Four Year Old Daughter Arrested By Haverhill Cops, Charged With Possession, Child Endangerment

Updated: 2011-03-29 13:06:20

, , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Woman About To Shoot Heroin In Front Of Four Year Old Daughter Arrested By Haverhill Cops , Charged With Possession , Child Endangerment March 29, 2011 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 29, 2011 7:06 AM Permalink Shortly after 11:30 yesterday morning someone living in the area of 18th Street in Haverhill , Massachusetts became concerned when observing a couple acting suspiciously . The anonymous person called the police . Officers arrived to find Tanya Burnham and her ex-husband Brayton Burnham in a car . As the officers approached the vehicle they saw Tanya put something in

22 Year Old Woman Caught Smuggling Cocaine Through Boston Airport And Wearing A Diaper Charged With Trafficking More Than 1,000 Grams

Updated: 2011-03-28 20:58:31

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Next 22 Year Old Woman Caught Smuggling Cocaine Through Boston Airport And Wearing A Diaper Charged With Trafficking More Than 1,000 Grams March 28, 2011 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 28, 2011 2:58 PM Permalink Karen Morla Ramos is from the Domincan Republic . She was flying on JetBlue and questioned at a border checkpoint . Law Enforcement officers became concerned about the candor of her responses and conducted a pat down search . They found Ramos concealing cocaine in something resembling a diaper . The amount of cocaine in her possession exceeded one thousand grams .

Thoughts on the Proposed Mobile Privacy Legislation

Updated: 2011-03-28 19:47:47

Skip to content Law Blog Home Archives Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Judge Diagnosed with a Brain Disorder : Should His Rulings Be Reconsidered Thoughts on the Proposed Mobile Privacy Legislation Published by John Richards on March 28, 2011 in Intellectual Property and Laws 0 Comments Tags : congress constitution Court gps law location police privacy technology There’s a very interesting proposal in the U.S . Senate . Legislation is currently being drafted that would require police to obtain a warrant before using a GPS device or other tracking technology on a car or cell phone in order to track a person’s location . The Supreme Court has held that the Constitution does not require a warrant for such . activity However , Congress can enact statutes that extend privacy rights beyond

News Scan

Updated: 2011-03-28 15:58:02

HOME Main Big Prosecution Win on Discovery and Liability News Scan March 28, 2011 8:58 AM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments Serial Killer Sues Jail Over Candy Bars and Playboy : nbsp Larry Welborn of The Orange County Register reports California death row inmate Rodney Alcala , 67, filed twenty-six civil claims against the county for damages while he was incarcerated in the Orange County Jail awaiting trial . nbsp Among his claims , nearly all of which have been denied , Alcala alleged he didn't receive two candy bars like the other inmates one Thanksgiving , that he was denied access to his Playboy subscription , and that the county failed to provide climatically suitable clothing for adequate seasonal comfort and protection , because he was cold at night . nbsp A few of his lawsuits seek

Monday Orders and This Week's Arguments

Updated: 2011-03-28 15:28:35

HOME Main Monday Orders and This Week's Arguments March 28, 2011 8:28 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments The regular Monday orders list from the US Supreme Court today is rather unremarkable . nbsp Stoval v . Miller noted here is missing and presumed . relisted The only certiorari grant is a civil case . nbsp Missouri murderer Michael Anthony Taylor is denied again . nbsp A quick docket search indicates this is the fourth time in seven . terms On the argument docket , it's a thin week for criminal law . nbsp On Tuesday , the Court hears Fowler v . United States where the US Attorney stretched a long way to prosecute a case as federal . nbsp Fowler murdered Haines City , Florida Police Officer Todd Horner , a crime for which he thoroughly deserves to be punished by life in prison or

Troy Davis Thrice Denied

Updated: 2011-03-28 14:34:00

HOME Main Monday Orders and This Week's Arguments Troy Davis Thrice Denied March 28, 2011 7:34 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments In August 2009, the US Supreme Court took the rare step of transferring an original habeas petition to the District Court . nbsp Original , in this sense , means that the habeas petition was filed directly in the Supreme Court , as opposed to the usual practice of filing the petition in the District Court and appealing up the . chain The petitioner was Troy Davis , and the Court's action is described in this post Davis claims he is innocent of the crime for which he was sentenced to death , and he has a chorus of . supporters The Court's action raised a lot of unsettled questions about how the restrictions in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty

Thiopental in Arizona

Updated: 2011-03-25 23:31:55

HOME Main Thiopental in Arizona March 25, 2011 4:31 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments AP reports from : Phoenix An attorney for an Arizona death row inmate scheduled to be executed Tuesday says the state may have committed fraud in importing two execution drugs from . Britain The lawyer for inmate Eric John King asked the state attorney general Friday to have an independent law enforcement agency investigate possible violation of a state law against making false statements on official . documents The request cites Food and Drug Administration forms in which the imported drugs are described as animal food processing At least one of the drugs is in short supply . nationally A spokeswoman for Attorney General Tom Horne and a spokesman for the Department of Corrections say they weren't

Massachusetts Man Likely To Be Indicted On Charges Of Running A Meth Lab

Updated: 2011-03-25 23:17:43

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Massachusetts Man Likely To Be Indicted On Charges Of Running A Meth Lab March 25, 2011 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 25, 2011 6:17 PM Permalink Jason Cavooto was arrested in December of 2010 after a Search Warrant was executed at his home in Marlborough , Massachusetts . During the search the police found a methamphetamine lab in a shed on Cavooto's property . They also located a loaded Firearm in his house . It is alleged that Cavooto had been running the lab for around a year . Items associated with the manufacture of the drug were also found during the search . Read :

Cal. JLWOP Attack Back Again

Updated: 2011-03-25 20:16:28

. HOME Main Thiopental in Arizona Cal . JLWOP Attack Back Again March 25, 2011 1:16 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment California State Senator Leland Yee is back with his persistent attempts to ensure that the families of victims of under-18 murderers can never rest assured that the murderer will not be released . nbsp The bill is numbered SB 9 this year , and the legislative web site indicates it is set for hearing April 5 in the Senate Public Safety Committee . nbsp I put the name in quotes because the committee is badly stacked to ensure that public safety gets short . shrift The bill is unnecessary , because sentencing judges in California always have discretion to allow a possibility of parole for under-18 criminals . nbsp The only ones sentenced to life-without-parole are those

News Scan

Updated: 2011-03-25 20:13:33

HOME Main Cal . JLWOP Attack Back Again News Scan March 25, 2011 1:13 PM Posted by Christine Dowling 0 Comments Tension takes toll at Monroe prison Rikki King , Scott North , and Diana Hefley of the Herald WA have this article on rising tensions at Monroe prison after correctional officer Jayme Biendl was killed in the prison chapel , allegedly at the hands of inmate Byron Scherf . nbsp An anonymous correctional officer reported to the Herald that Biendl's colleagues have begun questioning each other as to whether a staff error led to Biendl being left alone in the chapel with the serial rapist . The National Institute of Corrections conducted an independent review of the prison at Governor Chris Gregoire's request , and issued a report with 15 recommendations to improve safety conditions

With Cuts in Federal Funding Likely, What Will Become of Legal Aid?

Updated: 2011-03-22 18:05:20

, , Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Why UCLA Needed Racist Student to Kick Self Out Of School With Cuts in Federal Funding Likely , What Will Become of Legal Aid Published by John Richards on March 22, 2011 in Lawyers 0 Comments Tags : attorney budget domestic violence federal funding lawyer legal aid There are many public and private organizations across the country providing legal assistance to low-income individuals Day in and day out , dedicated and skilled lawyers work long hours , for relatively low pay , helping members of their community with important legal . issues The U.S . Constitution entitles you to a court-appointed attorney only in criminal cases . In civil cases basically , any legal proceeding not criminal in nature including

Heroin Top Selling Drug On Massachusetts North Shore, Merrimack Valley

Updated: 2011-03-22 15:57:14

, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Heroin Top Selling Drug On Massachusetts North Shore , Merrimack Valley March 22, 2011 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 22, 2011 10:57 AM Permalink According to a report in the Boston Globe heroin is the most popular drug being sold on the streets north of Boston . Over four hundred fifty thousand units of Heroin were seized in that area last year . Cocaine was the second largest seller followed by Marijuana , Percocets and OxyContin . Heroin Dealers in Lynn , Massachusetts serve most of the Essex County while Heroin Dealers in Lawrence , Massachusetts target Maine and New

Facebook ‘Friend Poaching’

Updated: 2011-03-21 22:43:00

When was the last time you sent a friend request on Facebook? When was the last time you got sued for it? Complexions v Complexions Day Spa & Facebook, is, according to Santa Clara Internet Law professor Eric Goldman, the first case to involve Facebook ‘friend poaching‘. The case is currently in front of the New York [...]

Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Rape Held In Maine Awaiting Rendition For Parole Violation

Updated: 2011-03-21 16:37:07

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Rape Held In Maine Awaiting Rendition For Parole Violation March 21, 2011 Posted In : Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 21, 2011 11:37 AM Permalink Brian Addeo Was convicted in April of 2010 for a variety of Sex Crimes in Massachusetts According to reports , Addeo pleaded guilty to Unnatural Rape of a Child , Rape of a Child Indecent Assault and Battery Kidnapping and Aggravated Rape in the Worcester Superior Court . Addeo , who had already served five years at the time of the plea was sentenced to six years in jail . Once released from custody he was placed on

The Virtual Lawyer

Updated: 2011-03-19 21:38:28

So, you’ve slogged your way through law school and you survived the Bar exam. And, perhaps only now you’re realizing even the 75th percentile doesn’t add up to an office, much less a corner office, and all those pamphlets you read three years ago were a bit of a hoodwink. Instead of remaining virtually a [...]

Feds Say That Ayer Man On The Run Made Child Porn Videos

Updated: 2011-03-17 22:38:34

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Next Feds Say That Ayer Man On The Run Made Child Porn Videos March 17, 2011 Posted In : Child Pornography Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 17, 2011 5:38 PM Permalink Thomas Donahue of Ayer , Massachusetts is a level three sex offender . He now stands accused of making videos of naked boys on the internet . Agents went to arrest him at his home the other day unsuccessfully . It is believed that Donahue is now on the run . Donahue has been under investigation since he sent Child Pornography to an undercover officer in Canada back in October of 2008. Suspicions were corroborated when a

Equity & Diversity Pre-Law Internship Program Proposal

Updated: 2011-03-17 20:32:05

See below for an initiative by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Equity & Diversity Pre-Law Internship Program Proposal Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (the “Firm”) has a strong commitment to providing legal services in a workplace which is rich in perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. In achieving this commitment, starting in the summer of 2011 the [...]

William Stuntz, 1958-2011

Updated: 2011-03-16 14:03:47

Sad news from Harvard Law: William Stuntz, a renowned scholar of criminal justice at Harvard Law School, an evangelical Christian and a teacher much beloved by students and colleagues, died March 14 after a long battle with cancer. … A year ago, in March 2010, a large group of his many admirers, including legal scholars, colleagues, [...]

Senate Bill 9: Mitigating LWOP Sentences for Youthful Offenders

Updated: 2011-03-16 08:36:30

: : The Rap Sheet : Nolo's Criminal Law Blog Published by Home Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Mar 16, 2011 Senate Bill 9 : Mitigating LWOP Sentences for Youthful Offenders Senate Bill 9 is a sensible legislative proposal that deserves to become California law . nbsp The proposed law allows a second chance for some prisoners who receive LWOP sentences Life Without Possibility of Parole for crimes they committed before the age of 18. The law provides a second chance for offenders who receive LWOP sentences for aiding and abetting an adult offender . nbsp If such prisoners don't have other violent crimes on their record , they can apply for sentence reduction after serving at least 10 years in prison . nbsp Senate Bill 9 is a win-win proposal . nbsp The law can help reduce

Agenda: Access to Justice

Updated: 2011-03-16 00:47:16

Justice Gloria Epstein, Dean Lorne Sossin, Matt Cohen, Judith McCormick, and OBA President Lee Akazaki on The Agenda with Steve Paikin:

“Sovereign Citizens” Taking Over Vacant Homes in Atlanta

Updated: 2011-03-15 16:55:48

Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Why Going Through Airport Security is Still Better Than Being Muslim in America Lawyer Salaries have Breached the 1,000 per Hour Mark Sovereign Citizens” Taking Over Vacant Homes in Atlanta Published by John Richards on March 15, 2011 in Business Law Government and Real Estate 1 Comment Tags : bank owned banks court foreclosure legal property sovereign citizens taxes This is certain to end well also reported here A group of people calling themselves sovereign citizens” have decided that banks and governments cannot legally own property . They just decided that that’s the case , and boy howdy are they sticking to . it They’ve begun moving into unoccupied , bank-owned homes , changing the locks , and putting up no

SCOTUS Might Take Case on Jailhouse Strip Searches

Updated: 2011-03-11 18:32:09

Adam Liptak noted earlier this week that the Supreme Court appears likely to grant cert in Florence v. County of Burlington, in which a New Jersey man was arrested, detained for over a week, and repeatedly strip-searched for a supposedly unpaid fine. (Failure to pay a fine is not a crime under New Jersey law [...]

Law School Hustlin II

Updated: 2011-03-10 22:28:05

Mike Lickver and Jesse Mighton do it again.

Feds Foil Drug Related Murder For Hire Plot, Lawrence Massachusetts Drug Dealer Charged

Updated: 2011-03-10 05:01:13

, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Next Feds Foil Drug Related Murder For Hire Plot , Lawrence Massachusetts Drug Dealer Charged March 10, 2011 Posted In : Drug Crimes Federal Crimes Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 10, 2011 12:01 PM Permalink Just under a month ago police from Lawrence and Methuen Massachusetts along with the FBI started an investigation after an FBI informant made a significant disclosure to authorities . Supposedly , Tony Diaz was offering free drugs to the informant . In return Diaz expected the man to kill someone who had been skimming drugs . With this information meetings with this informant and

5 Southeastern Massachusetts Men Arrested On Drug Charges After Execution Of Search Warrant In Seekonk

Updated: 2011-03-09 19:01:34

Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Next 5 Southeastern Massachusetts Men Arrested On Drug Charges After Execution Of Search Warrant In Seekonk March 9, 2011 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 9, 2011 2:01 PM Permalink Members of the Seekonk , Massachusetts Police Department executed a Search Warrant at 79 Back Street last Thursday . As a result , five people were arrested and charged with various Drug Offenses . Specifically , according to EastBayRI.com charges of Possession With Intent to Distribute Class D and Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substances Laws were filed in the Taunton District Court . Another

Upcoming Event: “Isolation within U.S. Prisons,” April 5 in San Francisco

Updated: 2011-03-08 17:38:53

A quick exception to the hiatus to note this event that should be of great interest to my Bay Area readers: The Center for Constitutional Rights Presents: Isolation Units Within U.S. Prisons: A Panel Discussion featuring Dr. Terry Kupers; Keramet Reiter, PhD Candidate U.C. Berkeley, Zahra Billoo, Exec. Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR_SF), and [...]

From 3 Kilometres to 3 Clicks Away

Updated: 2011-03-08 03:30:05

Most law students are not strangers to the limitless potential of the internet. The internet has been tamed for us to apply to write the LSAT(s), apply to law schools, receive our acceptance(s), select our courses, pay our tuition, download slides for some classes (which offer them), networking, blogging, applying for jobs, et cetera. However, [...]

Routine Traffic Stop Results In Gun, Drug Charges For Brockton Man, 18

Updated: 2011-03-07 14:37:52

, , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Routine Traffic Stop Results In Gun , Drug Charges For Brockton Man , 18 March 7, 2011 Posted In : Drug Crimes Firearms Motor Vehicle Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on March 7, 2011 9:37 AM Permalink Late last week a Massachusetts State Police Officer was on patrol on Route 138 in Raynham . At around 1:00 p.m . he observed a car following a pick up truck too closely , a violation of 720 Code of Massachusetts Regulation CMR 9.06(7 The trooper stopped the car and immediately smelled marijuana . He then saw a plastic bag containing marijuana in the center console . The passenger , Alexander Torres ,

$650,000 lap dance

Updated: 2011-03-07 05:18:32

A man has has accepted a substantial settlement for his injuries after he ventured too close to a stripper’s spiked heel during a lap dance. Michael Ireland claimed the stripper’s heel punctured his eye socket and broke bones in his face after she accidentally poked him in the eye with it at the Cheetah Club [...]

Law is Cool wins Blawg Review of the Year

Updated: 2011-03-06 17:47:08

Blawg Review is an international peer-reviewed blog carnival, presenting various recent blog posts with a legal connection, traveling to different legal blogs every week. I had the pleasure of hosting Blawg Review 249 on Slaw, and Blawg Review 278 here on Law is Cool. In Blawg Review 300, the editor at Blawg Review looked at [...]