Even if you have been convicted of a crime, it is important you know that all inmates have rights and to know and understand what those rights are. As your defense lawyer, it is important I arm anyone I defend or may defend as well as their loved ones with the information about what rights…
Last week, Virginia Gov. Terry McAulliffe signed a mental health bill into law requiring that anyone seeking help who is suffering from a mental illness be allowed care for at least eight hours, instead of the four that was previously allowed. The legislation was proposed after an incident in November with Sen. Craig Deeds’ son.…
Maryland police may continue to collect DNA samples from people arrested for some serious crimes, at least until further notice. In an order issued Monday, Chief Justice John G. Roberts said there is a “fair prospect” the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn an April ruling, which found collecting DNA from those not convicted of a…
An English teacher is being investigated after allegedly instructing a student to read a poem “blacker.” According to reports, Marilyn Bart, a veteran teacher at George C. Marshall High School in Fairfax County, told Jordan Shumate, a14-year-old freshman, to read a Langston Hughes poem he was reading to his class “blacker.” The student said he…
A Supreme Court ruled Monday that police violated a suspect’s 4th Amendment Right when they attached a global positioning system tracker to his vehicle without a prior search warrant. In the unanimous decision, the justices said people in the United States should expect “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches.” This…