Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
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
OPEN LETTER RE MAINE LD 1433 PUBLIC DEFENDER BILL. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom Date: December 4, 2015 This follows up my earlier post, “A Public Defender Administering Contracts for Maine?” located here: https://edfolsomlaw.com/2015/10/a-public-defender-administering-contracts-for-maine/ Most of the concerns I have … Read More
MAINE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONVICTIONS & FIREARMS POSSESSION* Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: November 18, 2015 (updated July 7, 2016) DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be taken as … Read More
2016 EDITION OF MAINE OUI LAW AVAILABLE NOW. Posted by Edmund Folsom November 4, 2015, Revised 11/25/15 New, 2016 editions of Maine OUI Law and Maine Driver’s License Suspensions, Revocations and Related Offenses (Non-OUI ) are available now. As with … Read More
A Public Defender Administering Contracts for Maine? Posted by Edmund R. Folsom October 12, 2015 A lot of lawyers who do indigent criminal defense work in Maine are worried about LD 1433, “An Act to Create the Office of the … Read More
Posted By Edmund Folsom August 14, 2015 PORTLAND FALSE RAPE REPORT- THESE THINGS HAPPEN. On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, a 34-year old woman (who at this point remains publicly unnamed) reported that she was raped at midday on Portland’s Back Cove trail. … Read More
Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: May 16, 2015 State v. Tozier, The Intoxilizer 8000 & The HairFibber2000 In State v. Tozier, 2015 ME 57, Maine’s Law Court recently decided that the Confrontation Clause of the U.S. Constitution does not require … Read More
Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: May 1, 2015 OUI & THC LEVEL- LOSING SIGHT OF THE CRIME’S PURPOSE. Here I will spill a few words on the legislative effort to define the crime of OUI to include operating a motor … Read More
