Category Archives: Criminal Defense
What Is The Truth About Deaths In Custody?
How many people die in police custody in this country? Is race a factor when it comes to in-custody deaths across this country? The public has not been privy to the data gathered since the Death in Custody Reporting Act was established in 2013 requiring states to submit data related to any deaths while… Read More »
State Of Nevada Sued For Sex Trafficking
Are the laws that allow for prostitution and escort services enabling the sex trafficking trade? According to the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) that is precisely what is happening. They argue that the inherent financial benefits that the state enjoys through taxes and licensing fees make the state guilty of violating the 13th… Read More »
Understanding Mental Health Issues From A Legal Standpoint
We’ve all read about crimes and thought to ourselves that the criminal must have been out of his mind to such a thing. But insane? In a court of law, that term takes on a whole new meaning. The Insanity Defense Not everyone who does something that the public considers “crazy” is eligible to… Read More »
Parental Kidnapping: The Defense You Deserve
For some people who suffer through particularly nasty divorces, the ugliness seems to last long after the final papers are signed. If you’re in a situation like that, you may have the unpleasant experience of having your former spouse accuse you of kidnapping your own kids. Now what? More than anything else, it is… Read More »
Defending Against Claims Of Shaken Baby Syndrome
When a young child is harmed or dies, there is no denying the tragedy of the moment. With grief comes the inevitable questions: Why and how did this happen? Who is to blame? Certainly, someone must be blamed. An innocent accident is certainly not a satisfying answer. So who can we blame? And how… Read More »
Policing Issues In The 21st Century
A successful policing organization is what we all want: well-trained officers who adhere to thoughtful policies due to exceptional training, supervision, and discipline. These outcomes benefit communities and police officers. So why is it so difficult to achieve the results we all want? Challenges in Modern Policing: Recruitment Command level losses across the country… Read More »
Use Of Force By Police Still A Problem In America
For those who believed that police use of force would decline after the tumultuous year of BLM protests in the recent past, the disappointing news is that these incidents are on the rise. Across the country as a whole, and in Nevada specifically, documented instances of police use of force are increasing. According to… Read More »
Can Police Lie During Your Interrogation?
If you have ever been locked in an interrogation room, you know it can be pretty intimidating. Of course, you have the right to remain silent, and if the police are doing their jobs, they’ve already Mirandized you and made you aware of that fact. Still, the pressure to reveal what you know about… Read More »
The Debate Over Police Presence In Schools: Providing Both Safety & Equity
Should the school district in the Las Vegas vicinity disband their police department? Some student activists say that police target black and brown students, giving them records for minor offenses that wind up positioning them for a spot in the school-to-prison pipeline. Kids Don’t Feel Safe The fact is 40 percent of students surveyed… Read More »
Your Right To Appeal A Criminal Conviction
If your run-in with the law resulted in a criminal conviction, you may have lost hope of ever regaining your life. But the truth of the matter is you have a right to challenge that conviction through the appeals process. Appellate courts do offer a remedy to address the miscarriage of justice, and an… Read More »
