I started to write a column about the differences in results delivered by appointed criminal defense attorneys, public defenders, and retained private attorneys. But, before I start contrasting the results, I need to run a column first that explains the…
“I’m retained on this one.” Numerous times during my career as your local prosecutor, defense attorneys approached me about settling their clients’ cases and opened the conversation with that sentence. At the time, I had never handled any criminal defense,…
Almost all small companies are required to file reports by the end of 2024 or pay huge fines. It’s called Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting, or BOIR If you have anything to do with ownership or management of a Limited Liability…
We analyze a classic country hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” from a legal perspective. “The Devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin’ for a soul to steal/He was in a bind ’cause he was way behind/And he…
What is “Theft by Deception”? It’s just a form of Theft. Alabama law says there are several ways one can commit Theft. One of those is just plain taking property that doesn’t belong to you. But another is to knowingly…
Join us as we explore the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union. There were worse Soviet leaders than Nikita Krushchev. At least, there was one who unquestionably was worse, and that was Joseph Stalin. On February 25, 1956, Krushchev delivered a…
The Declaration of Independence has absolutely no force of law as binding authority in court. The Declaration has enormous force as persuasive authority in court. These sentences, while seemingly pitted against one another, are both true. Why do we have…
