Las Vegas Criminal Defense Blog

DEA Marijuana Seizures Nearly Double

Seizure of Marijuana by DEA Declines, but Drugs Arrests Spike There is an ever-growing tension between the federal government and state governments across the country when it comes to the enforcement of certain marijuana laws. A number of states, Nevada included, have.

Cal. Capital Appeal Proposal

The California Supreme Court has issued this press release with a proposal to modify the system of appealing all capital cases directly to the Supreme Court. In noncapital felony cases, the appeal lies to the intermediate appellate court, the Court of Appeal,.

False Positives

False Positives Often Send Innocent People To Jail While many of today's medical tests are accurate, false negative or positives do occur. The problem of false test results are so numerous the National Institute of Health issued a whitepaper on the subject.

Occupy Las Vegas Mission Statement-Final Version

Occupy Las Vegas: The Spirit Lives On When the tsunami rolled from New York, down the east coast through the plains and over the Rocky Mountains, America started to take notice. When the surge engulfed nations around the planet, governments paid attention.

Online ‘lynch mob’ led Casey Anthony’s defense team to adapt, jury consultant says

Casey Anthony's trial from May to July 2011 may not have been the "trial of the century," but it did keep the nation riveted for six weeks. Anthony, accused of killing her two-year-old daughter, Caylee, stood trial for murder and the televised.

Law Enforcement, Courts, & Prisons: Crimes and Crime Rates

National Crime Statistics Released — Nevada Isn't Looking Good Just how bad is the crime in Las Vegas? No one knows for sure. Reclassifications, shifting populations and other factors muddy the waters on statistics. The only thing city agencies can agree on.

Department of Justice Memo on Medical Marijuana

The Ongoing Marijuana Discussion is Starting to Sound Like a Bad Cheech and Chong Routine Despite the growing legalization of marijuana, at least for medicinal purposes, state and city governments in America are still trying to "tweak" the laws (check marijuana charges.

Nobody Wants to be Illegal and the MD DREAM Act Won’t Change That

Ann Miller recently made the case that the MD DREAM Act encourages legal immigrants to become illegal. While I like Ann and think she generally does a good job with her writing, she’s really missed the mark on this one. In essence,.

Criminal Attorney in Las Vegas Explains Probation Violation Hearing

Congress Sells Out American People Again, Reaches Deal To Extend Patriot Act Four More Years

The Patriot Act Storms a Nevada Strip Club According to some, Ben Franklin said: "Those who would give up liberty for safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Franklin's quote was a little different and said under different circumstances — he couldn't have.

Judge orders FBI to cough up information about a previously secret computer drive

June files. Zero files. I-drive. The FBI has a history of putting information in locations unknown outside the bureau, making them almost impossible to access from the outside. Now with the discovery of a new drive, a federal judge has ordered the.