Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
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
U.S. v. Haymond — What a Jury Must Find, But Can You Find a Jury? Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq. June 26, 2019 DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should … 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
Law Court Points Out Folly of Within-1,000’-Of-A-School Law. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., March 15, 2019. In State v. Brown, 2019 ME 41, decided March 13, 2019, David T. Brown appealed his 4 counts of conviction for aggravated trafficking … Read More
Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., February 25, 2019 THE BOTTLENECK THAT IS MAINE’S OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. In Maine, a person charged with a first-offense OUI will face a 150-day license suspension imposed administratively by the BMV, and a … Read More
