Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
The IG’s FBI Report – Acting Like Rogues with Purity of Motive? Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. December 13, 2019 Intro Inspector General Horowitz’s December 9, 2019 report, “Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s … Read More
Maine Crime Rate Plummets As Jails Remain Full–Criminal Justice Overkill. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. December 2, 2019 Back in October, the Maine Department of Public Safety issued a press release on Maine’s 2018 crime statistics. This triggered news … Read More
Indigent Defense In Maine – Will a Public Defender’s Office Save the Day? Posted November 20, 2019 Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. It looks like pressure is building for a serious overhaul of Maine’s indigent defense system. The Maine Commission … Read More
OUI-Drugs, DRE’s, and a Maine Judicial Conference Panel. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. October 27, 2019 Disclaimer: What follows is information, not advice. It is not to be taken as advice. The reader has no attorney-client relationship with the … Read More
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. September 13, 2019 (updated through 11/17/19, with release of California bar results) Maine’s July 2019 Bar Results Are Out – The Slide Continues. How Did Maine Do On the July 2019 Bar Exam? Maine’s … Read More
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. August 2, 2019 Double Jeopardy, State v. Armstrong, What’s it all About? 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
Mitchell v. Wisconsin — Warrantless Blood Draws from Unconscious Suspects. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. July 9, 2019 DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be taken as legal … Read More
Maine’s February 2019 Bar Pass Rate Worst In Nation. Posted May 19, 2019. Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. Maine’s Overall February Pass Rate 31% — Declining Law School Admissions Standards. Maine’s February 2019 bar pass rate was the worst in … Read More
Maine’s Law Court Slaps Down State’s Cockeyed View of Discovery Obligations. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., April 19, 2019 DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be taken as … Read More
Sixth Amendment Center Reports on Maine’s Indigent Defense System. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., April 5, 2019. The Sixth Amendment Center has issued a report on Maine’s system for providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants. The report is … Read More