Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
A Rule of Law Thing. Posted by Ed Folsom, January 14, 2023. The Maine Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee is trying to access child protective records from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The Committee wants to conduct its … Read More
Three Maine Men Face Terrorism Charges: 2 jihadists,1 Antifa. Posted by Ed Folsom, January 8, 2022. Updated March 30, 2023. Three Maine men are currently facing terrorism charges in unrelated matters. Xavier Pelkey, age 19, of Waterville, and Trevor Bickford, … Read More
Maine Indigent Defense – Only 65 Lawyers Still Accepting Adult Criminal Appointments. Posted by Ed Folsom, January 5, 2023. As of December 28, 2022, only 65 lawyers were accepting new adult indigent criminal defense case assignments in Maine, the Maine … Read More
CDC Data, 58% of August Covid Deaths Were Breakthroughs — Higher in Maine. Posted by Ed Folsom, November 25, 2022. It turns out that 58% of recorded U.S. COVID-19 deaths in August occurred in people who had received at least … Read More
The “End of Democracy” Scam. Posted by Ed Folsom, November 4, 2022. An Associated Press story in today’s Portland Press Herald reports that Benjamin Netanyahu “appears set to return to power as head of Israel’s most right-wing government ever after … Read More
Perspective on Breakthrough COVID, Drug O.D. Deaths in Maine. Posted by Ed Folsom, October 10, 2022. Although it’s still dangerous to career and reputation to say it, information is slowly emerging that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are less safe than … Read More
“It appears…Maine is willing to hold no one accountable for this.” Posted By Ed Folsom, October 5, 2022. I discussed State of Maine v. Bruce Akers a couple of posts ago. Akers was convicted of murder, but the State later … Read More
COVID Cognitive Distortions, The Wheedle and the Damage Done. Posted by Ed Folsom, September 4, 2022. Maine’s labor participation rate of 59% is the eighth lowest in the U.S., two points below the national average and the lowest in … Read More
A Convicted Killer Goes Free for Constitutional Violations, and It’s the Cops’ Fault. Posted by Ed Folsom, September 1, 2022. The State recently dismissed a murder indictment against Bruce Akers even though Akers was already convicted of murder under the … Read More
Maine Government Navel-Gazes as Indigent Defense System Burns. Posted by Ed Folsom, August 24, 2022. To begin, Maine has no public defender’s office. Instead, Maine courts determine if a person is indigent and otherwise eligible for court-appointed counsel. The court … Read More
