Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
EXCLUSIONARY RULE, PART 3. Posted By: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: August 5, 2016 Alright then, let me finish this business about the illusory promise of the 4th Amendment. Parts 1 and 2 are here and here. What does it … Read More
EXCLUSIONARY RULE, PART 2. Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: July 26, 2016 This is part 2 of my effort to demonstrate that we do not take the 4th Amendment seriously (part 1 is here). We talk as if … Read More
TO REPLACE A DYING EXCLUSIONARY RULE. Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: July 13, 2016 In Utah v. Strieff, 579 U.S. __ (June 20, 2016), the U.S. Supreme Court continued to whittle away at the exclusionary rule. For the … Read More
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIREARMS BAN- WHAT’S NEW IN MAINE? Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: July 7, 2016, Updated December 4, 2018. DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be … Read More
BIRCHFIELD V. NORTH DAKOTA & OUI IN MAINE Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: July 1, 2016 DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be taken as legal advice. … Read More
WILLIAMS V. PA, ROBE-GONE-TO-HEAD SYNDROME? Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: June 21, 2016 On June 9, 2016, in Williams v. Pennsylvania, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that it violated the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment Due Process Clause … Read More
Fines, Surcharges & Assessments, Dishonesty & Damage Done Posted by Edmund Folsom, Esq. April 28, 2016 In Maine, when a person receives a fine, there is a “surcharge” of 20% added to the balance due. And then there’s a Victim … Read More
MAINE’S INSIDIOUS PER SE THC OUI PROPOSAL. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: March 5, 2016 DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be taken as legal advice. I … Read More
Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom Date: February 23, 2016 “The President…shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint…judges of the Supreme Court.” United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2. With the recent … Read More
MAINE COPS DRAW BLOOD Posted by Edmund R. Folsom December 18, 2015 DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be taken as legal advice. I offer it to potentially aid … Read More