Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
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
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. August 29, 2016 Governor LePage’s Drug Dealer, Race Problem. Maine’s Governor, Paul LePage, recently set off a firestorm with remarks about the racial makeup of Maine’s drug dealing population. On Wednesday, August 24, 2016, … Read More
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
