Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
OUI URINE TESTS & THE SEARCH WARRANT REQUIREMENT. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., March 29, 2017 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
STATE V. BOYD- NO MAINE IMPLIED CONSENT TO BLOOD DRAWS. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., March 9, 2017 Recently, in State v. Boyd, 2017 ME 36, the Law Court flatly rejected the idea that Maine’s “implied consent” law can … Read More
HOW TO GET SHOT BY A POLICE OFFICER. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., February 22, 2017 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
OH NO, NOT ANOTHER “OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER” PROPOSAL! Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., February 13, 2017 Once again, there is a proposal before the Maine Legislature to establish an “Office of the Public Defender.” As with the … Read More
INCARCERATION ISN’T CUSTODY, DON’T FORGET VOLUNTARINESS. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., February 10, 2017 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 … Read More
FEDERAL FIREARMS BAN FOR MARIJUANA USERS. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. February 8, 2017 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 … Read More
MAINE’S INCOHERENT DRUG POLICY WONDERLAND. Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. January 27, 2017 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 … Read More
OFFERS OF PROOF- EXPERT TESTIMONY Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. January 20, 2017 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 … Read More
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom September 30, 2016 U.S. Race & Homicide Numbers The recent article in U.S. News & World Report, “Race and Homicide in America, by the Numbers,”* addresses inter-racial and intra-racial homicide statistics recently released by … Read More
Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. September 6, 2016 ABOUT THE “RIGHT TO SILENCE.” To begin, this post is for informational purposes only. It is not legal advice and is not to be considered legal advice. A few years back, … Read More
