Short Take: Six Fewer Counts
In pretty much every news story involving a prosecution, they include the max sentence. If the statute provides for a sentence of probation to 20 years, it will say “the defendant faces a sentence of 20 years.” If there were three counts, it will say 60 years, because math. Of course, this is nonsense as […]
I Don’t Want To Plead Guilty – What Are My Options? | Appelman Law Firm
If you have been charged with a crime, you have a few different option when it comes to how you’ll proceed with your case. You can plead guilty and hope that the judge will go easy on you, but there’s no guarantee that will happen. So what are your options if you’ve decided that pleading […]
The “Red Line” And Reality
President Joe Biden put himself into an untenable dilemma by telling MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart that his “red line” was Israel attacking the southern Gaza city of Rafah. His campaign swiftly tried to walk it back, recognizing the unforced error, but the bell can’t be unwrung. In the interview, with MSNBC, Mr. Biden rebuked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
St. Patrick’s Day Weekend DWI Crackdown Expected In Minnesota
Although the Minnesota Department of Traffic Safety Office of Traffic Safety has yet to make an official announcement, if past years are any indication, Minnesotans can expect a heavy police presence on the roads over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Minnesota law enforcement has historically increased their presence on the roads on or around St. […]
Tuesday Talk*: End Special Counsels?
When originally conceived, the notion of independent counsel arose from the best of intentions, to assure the public that the investigation was fair and without influence by the reigning regime. Special counsels have had different labels over the years. They were first institutionalized when a post-Watergate statute created what came to be called an “independent […]
Unpublishing Guernica | Simple Justice
The post was a beautifully written first-person account of Joanna Chen, who found herself caught after October 7th between the reality of the atrocities of that day and her concerns for her friends and Palestinians in Gaza. It was poignant. The horrors that had been perpetrated rose to the surface of my consciousness at these […]
Murder-Suicide After Verbal Altercation
On March 2nd at around 12:11 A.M., concerned neighbors called the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department when they heard shots ring out in an apartment complex. Police rushed out to the 3000 block of South Decatur Boulevard to the apartments on Saturday. When they arrived, police discovered two males both suffering from gunshot wounds inside […]