Birmingham, AL
Appeals Lawyer at Birmingham, AL
Practice Areas: Appeals, Expungement, Criminal Defense
The Court of Criminal Appeals released a few opinions early this month, including a capital murder conviction with death sentence on the grounds that the defendant's right to self-representation had b...
See Full Guide*This guide contains "mature content", so please be advised before reading on* This guide discusses a recent decision made by the Alabama Supreme Court in the area of sex-crime prosecution. Introdu...
See Full Guide*This post contains more “mature” content than my usual posts, so please be aware before reading on* This guide discusses how the Court of Criminal Appeals applied Lawrence v. Texas to strike down...
See Full GuideThis guide breaks down the US Supreme Court's rejection of a challenge by death-row inmates in Oklahoma to the constitutionality of the first drug used as part of the state's three-drug cocktail for i...
See Full GuideThis guide breaks down the US Supreme Court's recent decision in Los Angeles v. Patel regarding administrative searches. Background Under the Los Angeles Municipal Code, hotel operators are required t...
See Full GuideJuly 3, 2013 On the eve of Independence Day, 2013, I was thinking about talking about the Declaration of Independence, freedom, our rights and privileges, and some thoughts on the current state of affa...
See Full GuideIf you were to get arrested, would you think the police could look through your smart phone to find evidence of your wrongdoing? Would it surprise you to learn that in Alabama our caselaw would allow a...
See Full GuideRecently, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has taken up a number of cases involving defendants who have pleaded guilty, received a split sentence (which was illegal in some form or fashion) and ha...
See Full GuideIn April of 2009, Alonzo King was arrested in Maryland after he threatened a group of people with a shotgun and was later charged with a couple of counts of assault. Pursuant to a Maryland law that all...
See Full GuideMy name is J.D. Lloyd and I help folks convicted of crimes continue their fight for justice. One of the ways I help might clients continue to fight is by appealling their convictions to a higher court....
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