When you are arrested on federal charges, one of the first things that will happen to you is that you will be taken in front of a federal magistrate judge for an “initial appearance.” If the government wants to keep you in jail until your trial, the prosecutor will ask the court to detain you – [...]
Read MoreDecember 2009
The SunHerald is reporting today that a homeless man in Biloxi was arrested over the weekend for misdemeanor impersonating a police officer. The man availed himself of a meal at Jazzeppi’s Ristorante and Martini Bar, told a restaurant employee that he was a cop, then attempted to skip out on the bill. His bail was set [...]
Read MoreI’m back. Sorry I haven’t posted in a few weeks. Two large trials and several smaller matters, and blogging gets put on the back burner. The Clarion Ledger is reporting that the state has launched its ”Drunk Driving: Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign again this year for the holidays. The Mississippi Highway Patrol announced that [...]
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