Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIREARMS BAN- WHAT’S NEW IN MAINE? Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: July 7, 2016, Updated December 4, 2018. DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be … Read More
BIRCHFIELD V. NORTH DAKOTA & OUI IN MAINE Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: July 1, 2016 DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be taken as legal advice. … Read More
WILLIAMS V. PA, ROBE-GONE-TO-HEAD SYNDROME? Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Date: June 21, 2016 On June 9, 2016, in Williams v. Pennsylvania, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that it violated the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment Due Process Clause … Read More
Fines, Surcharges & Assessments, Dishonesty & Damage Done Posted by Edmund Folsom, Esq. April 28, 2016 In Maine, when a person receives a fine, there is a “surcharge” of 20% added to the balance due. And then there’s a Victim … 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
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
