Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
Should Maine reestablish parole to correct racial disparities in incarceration rates? Posted by Ed Folsom, February 28, 2022. The Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole and its December 2022 Report. In December of 2022, a commission formed by the Maine Legislature, … Read More
More Maine OD Deaths 3/1/20-12/31/22 Than All Pandemic COVID Deaths Under Age 80. Posted by Ed Folsom February 6, 2023 According to the recently released Maine Monthly Overdose Report for December 2022, 716 people died from drug overdoses in Maine … Read More
Maine Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise. Posted by Ed Folsom, January 27, 2023, Updated March 2, 2023. The numbers for year 2022 Maine drug overdose deaths, through November, are in. They are not good. According to the Maine Drug … Read More
Martin Luther King Day — Beware False Prophets. Posted by Ed Folsom, January 16, 2023. It’s Martin Luther King Day, honoring the foremost spokesperson for nonviolent action during America’s Civil Rights Movement. As part of Martin Luther King Day celebrations, … Read More
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
