Retired Criminal Defense Lawyer BLOG
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
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
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
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
CLASS B OUI BASED ON PRIOR MANSLAUGHTER, STATE V. HASTEY. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, November 6, 2018. In February of 2016, Troy Hastey was charged with OUI, elevated to a Class B crime based on a 1991 conviction of … Read More
EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES FOR AN OUI BLOOD DRAW, STATE V. MARTIN. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., October 28, 2018. DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be taken as legal … Read More
THE FALSE MATERIAL STATEMENT FELONY. Posted by: Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., October 16, 2018. A person accused of doing something that he or she does not want to admit doing will often deny it. This is not breaking news. For … Read More
MAINE OUI: THE DUTY TO REQUEST AN ALCOHOL TEST. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., Date: May 15, 2018 DISCLAIMER: The following is not legal advice. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be taken as legal … Read More
FEDS, CRIMES, CONGRESS & HIGHEST POSSIBLE PENALTY POLICY. Posted by Edmund R. Folsom, Esq., May 18, 2017. 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
