The Incredible Shrinking Fourth Amendment
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. […]
To Stop Bad Prosecutors, Call the Feds
Prosecutors are the most powerful players in the American criminal justice system. Their decisions — like whom to charge with a crime, and what sentence to seek — have profound consequences. So why is it so hard to keep them from breaking the law or violating the Constitution? The short answer is that they are […]
The Textalyzer – coming soon to a police department near you!
Over the last seven years, most states, including Louisiana, have banned texting by drivers, and public service campaigns have tried an array of tactics — “It can wait” among them — to persuade people to put down their phones when they are behind the wheel. Yet the problem, by just about any measure, appears to […]
On The 12th Day Of Facebook
On the 12th day of Facebook, Facebook gave to me, 12 pouters pouting, 11 pokers poking, 10 haters hating, 9 “friends” I’m blocking, 8 attention seekers, 7 stalkers stalking, 6 invitations, fiiiiiiiiiiiiive drama queeeensssss, 4 game requests, 3 photo tags, 2 friends requests and a drunk driving mugshot?!?! The Chesterfield, Virginia Sheriff’s Office recently began […]
Madame Delegate
Allyson Prejean has been appointed by the National College of DUI Defense (NCDD) practitioners as the one and only official delegate to represent the State of Louisiana. Nothing more to be said, is there?
Feds Want BAC Reductions, MADD Opposes
The National Transportation Safety Board voted earlier this month to encourage states to lower their current legal blood alcohol content limits for drivers from .08 to .05 percent, saying the change would save lives. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (“MADD”) founder Candace Lightner, who led the successful national campaign in the 1980s to crack down on […]
THE DOG DIDN’T EAT MY HOMEWORK BUT HE WAS DRIVING MY CAR
An OWI suspect accused of leading deputies on a high speed chase in Manatee County, Florida allegedly told authorities that his dog was the one behind the wheel. Deputies got in pursuit of Reliford Cooper III after catching him speeding. Cooper allegedly fled, ran a stop sign, drove through two ditches and eventually crashed into […]
Ignorance Of The Law Is No Excuse….Except For Cops?
It is a very old axiom of our legal system of justice that “ignorance of the laws is no excuse.” Anyone who violates a law may not escape responsibility merely because they are unaware of its existence or misunderstands it. That means, for example, that if you or I possess an illegal drug, not knowing […]
HAS MADD GONE MAD?
Drunk driving is wrong. Drunk driving is irresponsible. But, in our society’s zeal to “get them” – them being drunk drivers, have extremist groups like MADD gone so far as to become so severely unreasonable (or even truly psychologically “mad”) that they themselves are harmful to our constitutionally-mandated way of life? With new gimmicky and […]
We Can’t Help You With This!
Statistics show that texting while driving is much more likely to lead to an accident than simply driving while impaired. In Marietta, Georgia, police decided to do something about it. Police officers in Marietta went undercover as members of a construction crew to catch drivers checking a mobile device behind the wheel. Texting while driving […]