TIP: If You’re Standing in Front of a Car, You Are In a Poor Negotiating Position
Don’t try this at home, or anywhere.
Criminal
Criminal-Defense Tip: Do Not Answer the Door Holding Contraband
You won't be able to read the full text of this article if (like me) you don't have premium access to the New Jersey Law Journal. On the other hand, you don't need to. If the first sentence is too…
Well, at Least He Wasn’t Texting
Here's your headline of the [insert appropriate time frame]: Witnesses: Man drove 90 mph with genitals hanging out the window It looks as though an alleged reign of terror may be coming to an end, after three of what police…
Court: “Driving Carefully,” “Probably an Indian” Not Probable Cause for Stop
From the opinion in People v Deer, decided March 19 in St. Lawrence County, New York: [Border Patrol Agent] Carrier on cross examination said the reasons he stopped the vehicle were that the driver had both hands on the wheel with…
Larry Craig: Legal Fees for Solicitation Defense Related to “Official Senate Duties”
You may remember Larry Craig as the senator who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after he allegedly propositioned an undercover officer in an airport men's room. Now you may also remember him as the former senator who argued that it…
Saudis May End Beheadings; Said to Be Short on Swordsmen
But if you thought (and you probably didn't) that Saudi Arabia had finally taken a giant leap forward into the eighteenth century by deciding that chopping off heads is inhumane, think again. A joint Saudi committee composed of representatives of…
Still Not Working: Fake Kidnapping to Avoid Wrath of Girlfriend
NBC News reports that a 34-year-old New York man has been charged with filing a false report after he admitted he had not been kidnapped as he had claimed. He really could not argue otherwise because under the law of New…
DWI Lawyer Marketing Fail or Marketing Genius?
You be the judge. I think you could spin this one. From several sources (via the ABA Journal)
When Questions From the Jury Are a Bad Sign
The idea of questions from the jury may be new to some, but in several states the law allows jurors to pose their own questions to witnesses. The questions are in writing and are screened by the judge and subject…
Good Reason to Kill #30: Wouldn’t Honor Your Dollar-Off Coupon
Speaking of people who seem too eager to use violence, The Smoking Gun reports that a Florida woman pulled a gun on Walmart workers who had refused to honor a dollar-off coupon she found online. To be fair, she didn't pull out…