Category Archives: Criminal Defense
Gender Bias In The Criminal Justice System
When it comes to the federal justice system, there is no question about bias. Sentencing is 63 percent longer for men than for women under similar circumstances. Additionally, women enjoy a likelihood of avoiding charges and incarceration altogether at twice the rate of their male counterparts. This results in roughly ten times more men… Read More »
Defending Charges Of Perjury
Most people have watched enough courtroom drama on television to know that perjury is a crime that generally boils down to lying under oath. Perjury charges can be made against someone who employs false statements in a courtroom, to government agencies, grand juries, and Congressional hearings. The specifics of federal law are significantly more… Read More »
Rap Music And Bias In The Criminal Justice System: Should It Be Allowed Under Rules Of Evidence?
If you’re on trial for a serious crime that you absolutely did not commit, you might find solace in the fact that both state and federal courts have rules demanding that any evidence presented at trial—whether it be a witness, physical evidence, crime scene photograph, or really any other evidence—must be both relevant and… Read More »
Marriage Fraud: Is It Worth A Green Card?
Some people are so desperate to be able to legally live and work in the United States that they will do anything they have to in order to obtain a visa. Others experience financial motivation or have other reasons for arranging or participating in fraudulent marriages so that a non-citizen can get their hands… Read More »
Euthanasia: Suicide Or Death With Dignity?
Across the country, only a handful of states permit someone with a terminal illness to end their own life with the help of a physician or family member. Nevada is not one of them. In the event a loved one is suffering through their final weeks and months in a body that is riddled… Read More »
Understanding Nevada’s Gun Laws
Nevada has some horrendous experiences with gun violence in its history, not the least of which was the Route 91 Harvest Festival. That terrible day ended with 58 innocent concert goers dead, and many more injured. Gun legislation kicked in, with changes that have recently taken effect. It would behoove anyone interested in owning… Read More »
Wrongful Arrest And Convictions
Shane Brown had a warrant out for his arrest for being a felon who was in possession of a firearm. During a traffic stop, Shane Brown was arrested on that very warrant. Now he’s suing both Henderson and Las Vegas police claiming his civil rights were violated, he was falsely imprisoned, and there was… Read More »
When Facing Homicide Charges
There were 180 murders in Nevada in 2020. That number jumped to 245 in 2021. One Nevada homicide lieutenant attributes the rise in killings to the accessibility of firearms. Cars and nightstands across the state contained loaded guns, meaning Nevada’s youth and criminals are able to get their hands on them with minimal effort…. Read More »
The Perils Of No-Knock Warrants To Innocents
No knock warrants—and the deadly consequences to innocents—are in the news yet again. Amir Locke, asleep on the couch in a Minnesota apartment, was killed as police stormed into the room on a no-knock warrant. While Locke did have a gun that he grabbed as he was startled awake, authorities confirm that his name… Read More »
Defending Charges Of Hate Crimes
The recent homicide of Ahmaud Arbery sparked enormous interest in the criminal justice system. Arbery’s killers, Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and neighbor Roddie Bryan, were found guilty of murder, and thereafter faced federal hate crime charges. What are hate crimes, and how do charges of hate crimes impact sentencing? Nevada Hate Crime… Read More »
