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Law used to have immigrants charged with a crime is ruled invalid
Some laws are just too nasty to be overlooked by an independent judiciary. One such law was declared unconstitutional by a Louisiana Circuit Court Judge in a recent decision. The court struck down a Louisiana statute making it a felony for immigrants to drive without…
Conviction on drug charges can be for selling real or fake drugs
It’s a curious thing that the drug laws penalize a person not only for selling unlawful drugs, but also for selling what is supposed to be a drug but is in actuality a harmless inert powder. A Louisiana woman was recently arrested on so-called drug…
Man charged with a crime of wearing his pants below the waist
You may be familiar with a not-so-fashionable fad that some young people shared in recent years – they wore their pants low below the waist and sometimes show a bit of skin while still leaving something to the imagination. Hopefully, that passing trend has passed.…
Boyer v. Louisiana – an unfortunate but predictable decision from the US Supreme Court
the United States Supreme Court dismissed its earlier writ grant on the issue of whether or not Louisiana’s failure to adequately fund indigent defense, which resulted in a delay of over five years in bringing a capital case to trial, should be weighed against the…
Man is charged with a crime of armed robbery of a bank
It’s difficult to identify an armed robber who commits a bank robbery while wearing hooded clothing and a covering over his face. Sometimes it’s difficult to see how the police are able to identify and arrest someone who leaves the bank without revealing any facial…
Man arrested for white collar crime of using fake money in casino
Gambling at a casino with free money would be a lot of fun, but not where the ultimate winnings are an all-expenses-paid visit to state prison. A Louisiana man was arrested recently for white collar crime when he was caught trying to pawn off fake $100 dollar…
Man charged with a crime is absolved of murder by prosecutor
Reports and books abound these days regarding the high numbers of people that are wrongly accused of serious crime under our imperfect system of investigation and prosecution of crime. It is at least gratifying to see that a prosecutor in Louisiana has the integrity to…
10 people arrested on drug charges in another Louisiana sweep
Another significant drug bust was reported by state authorities in the statewide effort against drugs called ‘Operation Double Down’. The number of recent drug sweeps might indeed seem impressive in Louisiana if it wasn’t obvious that large numbers of drug charges keep happening, day after day and…
18-year state police veteran arrested for drug charges
A police department would be well-advised to screen very carefully those individuals it employs to take charge of the drug evidence that it seizes and keeps for presentation in court. One who performs that particular job must have a mentality that can rise above greed…
Car stopped for broken light: Louisiana gun, drug charges follow
It seems that many arrests for contraband start out with a car being pulled over for a non-operating tail or break light. The officer may then observe a weapon or drugs sitting in plain view. This justifies a search of the vehicle. That fairly common…
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