The First Year of Law School
Nov 16, 2010
The
first year of law school can be the most stressful level of education youve
ever had. I started in January of 2002, a day after I graduated college.
I remember I would ask a couple people what...
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How Does Evidence Get Thrown Out of Court?
Nov 16, 2010
One way
this can happen is due to the exclusionary rule. The US Supreme Court has said
that States have a Constitutional duty to make sure unconstitutionally seized
evidence is not used against a pe...
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The Basics of Going to Law School
Nov 16, 2010
Why would you go through three years of punishment?
Law school is this wonderful, terrible experience.
I was
in my junior year of college before I decided to go to law school. I was a
history major...
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Basics of a DUI
Nov 16, 2010
Administrative License Suspension/RevocationThe Administrative License Suspension/Revocation penalties indicated here refer to minimum mandatory penalties imposed on drivers whose BAC is above the stat...
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Probable Cause for a DUI
Nov 16, 2010
Police must possess probable cause
to make an arrest for DUI. Judges can typically consider evidence of erratic
driving, the defendant's appearance, the defendant's conduct, statements made
by the d...
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How to Deal with a Police Officer?
Nov 16, 2010
I cant count the number of cases where a police officer gave a
ticket or made an arrest based on a Defendants bad attitude. I recently
defended two marijuana possession cases where my client was arre...
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Alibi Defenses
Nov 16, 2010
The alibi defense doesnt says that a crime didnt occur. It says that if a crime occurred, someone else was the perpetrator The defense says that the defendant was not the perpetrator and was not at the...
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Where Can A Person be Arrested?
Nov 16, 2010
I read an article a couple of days ago wheremourners at a
funeral assaulted a couple whose car accidentally crashed into the procession
in Logan Square. One person turned herself in to police later o...
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Did My Attorney Commit Malpractice?
Nov 16, 2010
What can a person do when they think
their attorney has committed malpractice?
First, a lawyer is required to exercise
an ordinary and reasonable level of skill, knowledge, and prudence common to
m...
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What is on "My Record?"
Nov 16, 2010
I get asked this a lot. To be clear, there is no ONE record. Many
clients imagine something that is kept in a database somewhere that shows where
you went to elementary school to high school, college...
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