On behalf of Tom Petersen posted in Criminal Defense on Saturday, November 12, 2022

There are many reasons for deciding to move to another city or state. Perhaps you’ve been hired for a new job.

Maybe your partner or spouse has received a promotion but must relocate to accept.

You may also have found an area that provides you with a better cost of living. 

On behalf of Tom Petersen posted in Criminal Defense on Monday, November 14, 2022

How Long Does A Misdemeanor Stay On Your Record In Nebraska?

In today’s day and age a criminal record is accessible by just about anyone and the existence of a record can have extremely negative consequences.

Decisions relating to employment, housing, visitation with minor children, and even financial aid for college may all hinge on your criminal record, or lack thereof.

If you have been convicted of a misdemeanor criminal offense, therefore, you may want to know “How do I get a misdemeanor in Nebraska expunged?”

Unfortunately, if the state you live in is Nebraska the answer is that you cannot get a conviction expunged; however, you may be able to get the record of an arrest expunged if it did not lead to a conviction.

NEBRASKA EXPUNGEMENT FAQ

Expungement in Nebraska Overview

“Expunging” a criminal

The United States Constitution is an amazing document. It serves a vital purpose in this country, as it spells out Americans’ rights. These rights separate the United States from many other countries around the world – especially Americans’ right to a fair and speedy trial.

Our criminal justice system was created to protect the public and ensure that anyone accused of a crime gets equal, fair treatment under the law. One aspect of that is the guarantee to a fair trial.

This includes:

• receiving a “speedy” trial
• being judged by an impartial jury of their peers

It’s vital for every American to have at least some understanding of what their rights are and how to take advantage of them. Here is what you need to know about the right to a fair and speedy trial in Texas under the United States Constitution.

The Sixth Amendment

Under the Sixth Amendment of

The Walnut Street Jail was constructed in Philadelphia in 1773—two years before the start of the American Revolution. It was built, as most jails and prisons are, to relieve overcrowding at another city jail. Its original purpose was to house arrested people in a single room to await the disposition of their cases by colonist authorities who functioned under the auspices of England’s King George.

The jail ultimately morphed into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s first state penitentiary, the Eastern Pennsylvania Penitentiary, in 1829. It was the “first penitentiary” in America and the world. Its purpose, inspired by Quakers and Benjamin Franklin, was to bring about penitence, not punishment, of the wrongdoer.

This penitentiary, established under the religious leadership of Quakers, nonetheless became home to the first “super max” solitary confinement unit in the nation’s prison system. By 1838, however, the Quakers had abandoned the notion that internal reflection

Every week It seems that the news media prtrpotyinh on a high-profile white collar crime. Some of these crimes seem to occur with greater frequency.

Mortgage fraud is one of those crimes. But what exactly is it?

While many people think they understand what mortgage fraud is and how it happens, the reality is that the crime involves wide range  of actions that can ensnare  anyone in the crime.

So, what is mortgage fraud, and how is it handled in Texas? Read on to learn all you need to know to recognize it so you can protect yourself and your future real estate dealings.

Mortgage Fraud: What Is It?

Mortgage fraud is a crime in every other state in the United States. It occurs when a person knowingly or intentionally makes a misleading or false statement for the purpose of obtaining credit or property, like a mortgage. It can be

On November 14, 2022, Taylor Renee Parker became the seventh woman to arrive on Texas’ death row. The 29-year-old Parker was convicted on October 4, 2022, of capital murder by a Bowie County jury. On November 9, 2022, the jury sentenced her to death for the October 2020 murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock, a 21-year-old pregnant woman whose baby was cut from her womb and eventually died.

“Take her to death row,” Judge John Tidwell instructed the court bailiff after the jury announced its sentence.

In a November 13, 2022, report for Kxan News by Carolyn Roy, Parker was transferred that same day to the women’s death row at the maximum security Mountain View Unit located in Gatesville, where she will await execution along with the six other women on death row. They are:

• Erica Yvonne Sheppard: 27 years, 7 months on death row. Thirty-nine years of age. 19

Police misconduct is the historical scourge of American policing. It raises its head in media from time to time with a horrific incident caught on video, but in reality, it thrives in communities across the country every day.

USAToday in June 2020, published a report that at least 85,000 police officers had been investigated or disciplined for misconduct between 2010 and 2020. 

The report found that some 200,000 incidents of police misconduct were alleged during this same period, resulting in 110,000 internal affairs investigations and the decertification of more than 30,000 police by 44 state law enforcement agencies.

That is not a “problem.” 

That is an epidemic of lawlessness by the very police sworn to protect and serve our communities. The nation has paid more attention to all aspects of police misconduct since the 2020 public murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police (here, here, and here

It’s easy to get a green card when marriage to a United States citizen is involved, but there is substantial official concern about this aspect of the green card process. Because of this, the penalties for a fake “green card marriage” are severe, and that attracts the attention of media outlets when these kinds of cases occur.

Take, for example, the publicity in a recent case where a woman was sentenced to federal prison for 120 months and pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for helping to orchestrate over 40 fake green card marriages.

Before you think of entering into a fake marriage to help someone get a green card, it’s a good idea to understand what consequences you can face for these actions. Read on to find out more about fake marriage and immigration law.

Why Even Bother With a Fake Marriage?

Why does a sham

An arrest can be a traumatic experience. 

Last year NBC News reported about the arrest of 16-year-old Trevor Lawrence in Washington, D.C. The Black teenager was standing in line in a sandwich shop when two white police officers entered the establishment and ordered him out of the line. Confused, Lawrence asked for an explanation. The officers gave none.

The officers escorted the terrified teenager outside the sandwich shop, placed him in the backseat of a police car, and drove him to another location. There, the officers hauled Lawrence out of the patrol vehicle and made him stand before an elderly white lady.

“Is this the boy that robbed you?” they asked the lady.

“No,” she replied.

Speaking later about the arrest, Lawrence recalled: 

“The fear was crippling. My life was in the hands of someone else. I could go to jail on someone’s word. It shook me to my core.”

The North Carolina Supreme Court held last week in State v. Diaz-Tomas, ___ N.C. ___, 2022-NCSC-115 (November 4, 2022), that neither a criminal defendant nor the court has the right to compel a district attorney to reinstate criminal charges that were dismissed with leave pursuant to G.S. 15A-932 due to the defendant’s failure to appear. The case arose in Wake County, where the district attorney’s office reportedly would reinstate misdemeanor charges dismissed with leave under G.S. 15A-932 only if the defendant agreed to plead guilty and to waive his or her right to appeal to superior court for trial de novo. As a result, Diaz-Tomas’s only option for ending the indefinite license revocation that was imposed for his failure to appear is to plead guilty to the driving while impaired charges that were dismissed with leave. This post discusses the state supreme court’s analysis and considers how it might