Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom August 12, 2020 U.S. v. Manubolu – Cops Had No Good Reason, For Taking the Easy Way Out. On Monday, August 12, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the State of Maine issued an order … Read More
COVID-19 Deaths in Lighter Lockdown States a Fraction of Heavy Lockdown States – Falling Throughout U.S. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom June 24, 2020 Here are some COVID-19 stats you won’t see in your local newspaper, the New York Times, … Read More
George Floyd, The Systemic Racism Charge and The Numbers. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom June 6, 2020 George Floyd’s Killing and The Charges Against the Cops. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed. Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt … Read More
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. May 5, 2020 (updates May 8, 2020) On March 16, 2020, President Trump issued Coronavirus Guidelines for Amererica involving “social distancing,” hand washing and don’t touch your face recommendations. On March 29, 2020, the … Read More
Did the U.S. Media and FBI Help Push Russia’s 2016 Election Disinformation Campaign? Posted by Edmund R. Folsom April 18, 2020 Recall last December’s report from DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz? I blogged about it at the time, here. The … Read More
Maine: Low Crime, Arrest Rate Higher Than TX, CA, NY, NJ, PA, MI & OH. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom March 6, 2020. A 7-year old Waterville girl was recently released from the hospital with a bullet still inside her, … Read More
From the Government, Keeping Secrets. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. February 9, 2020 Continuing on the topic of my most recent previous post, Richard Tanguay was informed late last week that the Cumberland County D.A. decided not to prosecute … Read More
Richard Tanguay Vindicated of Driving School Bus Under the Influence – No Alcohol, No Drugs. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom February 7, 2020 I never post about case results here, but my client Richard Tanguay would like it as widely … Read More
In Weddle, Maine’s Law Court Reverses Itself, Declares No PC Blood Draw Statute Unconstitutional. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. February 1, 2020 The Law Court Declares Section 2522 Unconstitutional. On Tuesday, January 28, 2020, Maine’s Law Court invalidated … Read More
Driving — The Devil’s Opening to Mess With You. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. January 3, 2020 No activity has more potential to enmesh the average person in the state’s police and regulatory apparatus than driving an automobile. Oh … Read More