NO JAIL TIME. We were able to keep a client out of jail, and save their job, today in a Madison County court in a shoplifting case. We were able to negotiate a nonadjudication of the charge, which means that if our client completes some conditions imposed by the court, the charge will be dismissed, and then the arrest can be expunged from their record. Short of an out-and-out finding of not guilty, this is the best result possible. DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN IN SHOPLIFTING. This is a “low percentage” play. What I mean by that is that it does
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What to Wear to Court
Philip Thomas over at his Mississippi Litigation Review and Commentary has this post on what your lawyer should wear to court. I’ve been contemplating writing a post on what YOU should wear to court, because I go over it with every client, and so here it is: “Don’t come to court looking like you just climbed down from the tree stand, or just rolled in from the rap concert.” That used to be all I had to say on the matter, and it hasn’t failed me yet. But I must say that I have actually seen someone – NOT MY CLIENT – show
Former Jackson Burglary Detective Arrested for Five Business Robberies in 24 Hours
The Clarion Ledger is reporting that a former Jackson Police Department burglary detective, who was out on bail for bank robbery, was arrested today for robbing five local Jackson businesses in the past 24 hours. The detective was ten years removed from the department, as he was fired in 1999 for testing positive for cocaine use. And he has been very busy since then. Last year, when this person was arrested for robbing a local credit union, Assistant Police Chief Lee Vance attributed the problems to drug use and abuse. “It’s actually a testament to the scourge of of crack cocaine in our
New Blog on the Web dealing with Criminal Informants, aka “Snitches”
Law professor Alexandra Natapoff is perhaps the nation’s number one authority on the law of “snitching,” which she defines as “when police or prosecutors offer lenience to criminal suspects in exchange for information or cooperation.” Now she has turned this expertise into a blog that I plan on following with interest - the “Snitching Blog.” According to the welcome page: Snitching Blog is about a part of our criminal system that most people know little or nothing about: criminal informants, or snitches. At any given moment, thousands of informants are trying to work off their own criminal liability by giving information to
Four Teens Face Felony Charges in Madison County
The Clarion Ledger is reporting that four Madison County teens are facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges for damaging Annandale golf course and for breaking into cars in several area neighborhoods. The teens were arrested Thursday during a traffic stop, and are facing 10 counts of assorted felonies and misdemeanors, including auto burglary, malicious mischief, grand larceny and petit larceny. Police believe that these young men were going into cars left unlocked in driveways, and taking items such as iPods, GPS devices, cell phones and other valuables. They are also suspected of general mischief on Annandale’s golf course. Bond is set at $152,000.00
