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...
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,...
C’est Fini!
What has been referred to as the “Williamson pleas” in Lafayette City Court came to an inglorious but long overdue ending in Lafayette City...
But Officer, I Wasn’t Driving
The California Highway Patrol arrested a driver who officers suspect was drunk and asleep at the wheel of his Tesla Model S while it...
All that and a bag of chips….
Doritos might have crashed out of the Super Bowl after a decade of fun ads, but Frito-Lay still has a few party tricks up...
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...
New Jersey Court Declares Avvo, LegalZoom, and Rocket Lawyer Off-Limits
A joint opinion by three New Jersey Supreme Court committees has blacklisted three web-based services that match litigants with attorneys because of concerns over...
The Weed Breathalyzer Is Coming
As legal weed becomes a reality, researchers, startups, and law enforcement are racing to figure out how to test for THC intoxication. With more...
Louisiana “bans the box” on criminal histories
Former inmates who are searching for jobs in Louisiana soon will have one less impediment in their way. Late Wednesday, June 7, Gov. John...
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...