Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
SEARCHES & SEIZURES, LIBERTY VS. SECURITY Posted by Edmund R. Folsom October 18, 2014 A few loosely related matters caught my attention in the news yesterday. One was a piece by Charles Krauthammer, in which he criticized President Obama for once declaring that … Read More
Posted June 5, 2014, by Edmund R. Folsom. An interesting U.S. Supreme Court opinion was issued on Monday, June 2, 2014. In Bond v. United States, 572 U.S. __ (2014), the Court was presented with questions about the limits … Read More
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom December 22, 2013 I was perusing my Twitter feed when I came across a Tweet from fellow criminal defense lawyer Bob LeBrasseur. It linked to one of Bob’s Facebook postings, reviewing the results he reached … Read More
Posted November 2, 2013, by Edmund R. Folsom. Below is a link to a quirky legal story out of Tennessee. It seems defense attorneys down there have been making it a point during trial to refer to the prosecution … Read More
Posted September 30, 2013, by Edmund R. Folsom. There’s controversy swirling in Augusta over the recent jailing of a witness in a domestic violence case, by use (some are arguing misuse) of Maine’s material witness statute. The case raises … Read More
Posted August 24, 2013, by Edmund R. Folsom. I hate hate crimes statutes- always have. This week, three juveniles were arrested for their involvement in the murder of Christopher Lane, a white Australian college student who was out for a jog … Read More
Here’s a story about my recent adventure at the Maine Legislature. It was my second attempt to secure a legislative fix for problems that I have encountered practicing criminal defense law in York County. My first ill-fated attempt was several years ago. The sitting … Read More
Update bulletin. The other day, I posted a story on the litigation surrounding Maine’s statutory/regulatory scheme for certified batterers’ intervention programs. The governing regulations allow certification only of programs for men convicted of certain violent crimes against intimate female partners. … Read More
In a recent case before Maine’s State Supreme Court (The Law Court), State v. Mosher, 2012 ME 133, Christopher Mosher challenged the 2-year probation term imposed as part of his sentence for a conviction of domestic violence assault. Mosher claimed that the … Read More
The other day, I ran through some hypothetical twists to illustrate how the Maine criminal statutes treat unauthorized users, furnishers and sellers of even small amounts of the prescription drugs oxycodone and hydrocodone. These drugs are truly a public scourge. … Read More
