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...
WHEN CAN I GET OUT OF JAIL?
If you have been arrested for a criminal offense in Louisiana, your first thought will likely be getting out of jail. Every case is...
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...
Cheap Lawyers Aren’t Good And Good Lawyers Aren’t Cheap
A man went into a lawyer’s office, and demanded to see the lawyer. He was escorted into the lawyer’s office. The man needed legal...
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...
What Not To Do When You Go To Court
We are often asked by clients what needs to be done in preparation for court. That you will get from us in person. Someone...
CAN IT GET ANY WORSE?
If California legislators have their way, yes. Read the following article if you have any doubt as to where we are headed with drinking...
Expungements. Anyone can do this, right?
Many people have found themselves needing to cleanup an arrest or conviction from their record and think, “Oh, this should be easy, I just...
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Calling social media “the next frontier in the developing law of the service of process over the internet,” a New York judge has allowed...
Can I Get a Free Sniff?
OK, Franky is good. As a K-9 drug detector dog, he can smell marijuana inside a home from outside the closed door of a...