Legal Insights & Defense Strategies
Stay informed and empowered with expert legal insights from Sallinger / Melancon Defense Attorneys. Our insights page features the latest updates on criminal defense strategies and case law developments to help you better understand your rights. Whether you’re looking for guidance on legal matters or want to stay ahead of changes in criminal law, our attorneys provide in-depth analysis and practical knowledge. Explore our latest articles below.
No Refusal and Forced Blood Extraction
Certain parishes institute a “no refusal” program. Under these programs, an individual who “refuses” to voluntarily submit to a breath test will be served...
We Still Have A Waze To Go
Waze the popular Google traffic application makes it easy for drivers to share with fellow motorists the location of any speed traps or police...
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...
New Bills Before Legislature Seek to Crack Down on OWI’s
Gov. Jindal announced seven new legislative proposals which will seek to crack down on impaired driving. If approved all of these proposals will severely...
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...
All Of This Must Be On Camera, Right?
No. Most individuals have interactions with police officers that result in arrest believe that everything that happened prior to the arrest was captured on...
Discretion: The Courtroom’s Unseen Force
I call it the Big “D”. The magic word that is possessed by those who control your destiny when you end up being charged...
What’s Worse: Driving Drunk or Texting While Driving?
ORLANDO, FL, March 23, 2015 — PersonalInjury.com, the definitive source to find personal injury news stories and to find experienced injury attorneys, today called...
Welcome To The New Site
Welcome to the new site. If you got tired of looking at lawyer’s websites which gave appearance of being stuffy and disconnected, I have...
SOMETIMES GOOD DEEDS GET REWARDED
As a result of a reversal of policy of the U.S. Justice Department, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff returned to an administrative panel...