Prison Sentences for Crimes Against the Person in Mississippi
Under the Mississippi Code of Criminal Proceedings, there is a category of charges called “crimes against the person.” These crimes involve violence or the threat of violence to a person, abduction,...
View ArticlePremises Liability: Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawsuits at Hotels and...
I recently heard about a substantial personal injury verdict in Jackson, Mississippi against the owner of an apartment complex for a premises liability claim. The details have been not made publicly...
View ArticleEvaluating Sentence Exposure When Considering a Plea Agreement
As a Louisiana criminal defense attorney, I frequently have clients who are trying to decide if they should accept a plea agreement or go to trial. A key element of the decision making process is the...
View ArticlePrincipal to First and Second Degree Murder
I recently had someone come to see me about a family member who had been charged as a “principal” to first degree murder. He did not understand why his relative had been charged since the person had...
View ArticleMistrial — What this Means in a Criminal Trial
When a jury for a criminal trial cannot agree to a verdict, a mistrial is declared. Mistrials can be advantageous for a criminal defendant because the State may decide not to retry the case and the...
View ArticleReduction of Charges for Criminal Defense
As part of an effective criminal defense strategy, an experienced defense lawyer will try to get your charges amended to a lesser charge. In many cases, your attorney is thinking of your possible jail...
View ArticleThe Scott Sisters: A Mississippi Criminal Defense Attorney’s Take
The movement to commute the life sentences of the Scott sisters, who were convicted of armed robbery 17 years ago, is really heating up in Jackson, Mississippi. Supporters question the sisters’ guilt...
View ArticleThe Art of Getting Felony Charges Dismissed
For even extremely serious criminal charges such as murder, it is sometimes possible to have the charges dismissed before going to trial if there is sufficient evidence to support the defendant’s...
View ArticleWhat Constitutes a Louisiana Armed Robbery Charge
My wife was recently talking to a Lafayette man who was robbed at gunpoint late at night in New Orleans. He later learned that the gun the robbers had used was only a BB gun. He wondered if using a...
View ArticlePrison Sentences for Louisiana Theft and Robbery Charges
Updated 8/1/2014: In my 20 years as a Louisiana criminal defense attorney and public defender, I have handled all types of criminal charges. One of the first questions I hear from clients is — what is...
View ArticleJustice for Dontrelon Thomas
The judicial process is sometimes slow and sometimes complicated, but justice can prevail in the end. After a hard-fought jury trial, Dontrelon Thomas was found guilty of armed robbery and faced a...
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