Topic: new orleans criminal defense
COVID-19: Can You Be Arrested For Violating the Stay-At-Home Order?
As more and more states instituted stay-at-home orders in response to the spread of COVID-19, many people questioned how they would be enforced. Would police arrest someone for being outside? Would they break up gatherings […]
Read MoreNew City Council Ordinance Would Clear Municipal and Traffic Warrants
Many people in the New Orleans area with outstanding warrants and fines could soon have their records cleared. Last week, New Orleans City Council members comprising the Criminal Justice Committee, voted to push forward an […]
Read MoreHow to Fight a Public Intoxication Charge
In a city like New Orleans, where the party never seems to stop, public intoxication is a charge we see all too often. The city has a reputation for being a place where visitors can […]
Read MoreGetting Warrants for Blood: the Future of DUI/DWI Cases
It used to be standard advice to decline a Breathalyzer test in the event you are pulled over for drunk driving. While that advice still stands today in many cases, police may have another route […]
Read MoreWill A Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Conviction Affect Your Right To Carry A Gun?
If you are convicted of domestic violence misdemeanor, you may lose your right to carry a gun. That’s the argument put forth in the case of Voisine v. United States and which prompted Supreme Court Justice […]
Read MoreNOPD to conduct sobriety checkpoint on Thursday, December 10
As an ongoing proactive effort to remove impaired drivers from the roadways, the Orleans Parish Police Department will be conducting a DWI Checkpoint, Thursday, December 10, at an undisclosed location in Orleans Parish. The checkpoint […]
Read MoreAdacia Chambers arrested after 4 killed in OSU crash, charged with DUI, murder
The driver that plowed through a an Oklahoma State University homecoming parade is facing 4 murder counts as well as driving under the influence. Adacia Chambers drove through a crowd on Saturday afternoon injuring dozens […]
Read MoreWoman arrested for hit-and-run, DWI, impersonating an officer
Jane White, of New Orleans, was arrested Sunday evening in Terrytown after a hit-and-run. Ms. White’s vehicle rear-ended another vehicle and when asked to leave the vehicle, fled the scene down Lapalco Blvd. Once troopers […]
Read MoreNOPD officer arrested again for domestic abuse
Officer James Cunningham was arrested for a second time in 8 months for domestic abuse charges against his girlfriend. Cunningham was arrested back on January 13, 2015 during an alleged violent incident at the girlfriend’s […]
Read MoreActor Emile Hirsch pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault
Actor Emile Hirsch, known for his role in “Into the Wild”, has pled guilty to misdemeanor assault of a Paramount executive that occurred earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival held in Utah. The actor […]
Read MoreJustin Bieber Investigated for Attempted Robbery in L.A.
Late Monday night, an incident report was filed in Los Angeles indicating the Canadian pop star was involved in an attempted robbery. Bieber has not been detained or arrested for the charge as of Wednesday. […]
Read MoreAlec Baldwin Arrested for Riding Bike Wrong Way, Disorderly Conduct
Alec Baldwin, who’s no stranger to bad press, was arrested Tuesday morning after biking the wrong way down a one-way street and disorderly conduct after arguing with police officers. Baldwin was stopped by police officer […]
Read MoreSolange Knowles Attacked Jay-Z in an Elevator after Met Gala
TMZ.com has obtained footage from surveillance inside an elevator at the Met Gala showing Solange Knowles, Beyonce’s younger sister, physically assaulting Jay-Z. The video shows Beyonce, Solange, Jay-Z, and a bodyguard in an elevator, when […]
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