French Market director acquitted in theft case
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense Kenneth Ferdinand, the former executive director of the French Market Corp., may have gotten spendy with the city agency’s credit cards, but none of it amounted to theft, a judge ruled late Friday. Orleans Parish Criminal District Judge Arthur Hunter acquitted Ferdinand of a theft charge after a two-day […]
NOPD Officer Resigns After Confessing to Hit-and-Run, Falsifying Report
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense An NOPD officer resigned today after confessing to falsifying a police report involving a hit-and-run accident in his personal vehicle. Roger Jones of the Eighth District reported his personal car stolen yesterday shortly after 8:30am. He said it had been parked near the corner of North Rampart and Toulouse […]
New Orleans Murder Defense Lawyer
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense This afternoon, shortly after 1:00 P.M., a 61-year-old man was fatally stabbed in the 3200 block of Bienville Street. The victim’s name is being withheld, pending notification of family members. The victim was found inside his residence suffering from multiple stab wounds to his body. The victim died […]
District Attorney Kyle Daly argued Supreme Court Gun Law October 11, 2012 | Filed under: Criminal Defense
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense A Supreme Court Upholds 14:95(e) Argued by Assistant District Attorney Kyle Daly The Louisiana Supreme Court appeared to be divided Tuesday on whether it should strike down a state law that allows prosecutors to charge someone with a high-grade felony for possessing a firearm at the same time as […]
Defense Attorneys Cameron Landry and Harold Weiser Ask for Mistrial after Car Accident
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense Preston Porter is charged with Aggravated Rape of a Juvenile and Second Degree Kidnapping of a juvenile in Orleans Criminal District Court from an alleged incident occurred on January 3rd, 2012. Prosecutor Blair Bertholet presented the mother of the victim on the first day of Trial. Nadia Moore, […]
Kenner Police Marijuana, Hit and Run, & Shooting
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense Police say a Kenner man found himself behind bars after a series of unfortunate events. Throme LaCroix, 20, was arrested Saturday after authorities say he accidentally blasted a friend in the arm with a shotgun, slammed his car into a pick-up truck while fleeing the scene and left behind a marijuana […]
Marijuana now legal for recreational use in Colorado
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense DENVER — Marijuana for recreational usebecame legal in Colorado Monday, when the governor took the procedural step of declaring the voter-approved change part of the state constitution. Colorado became the second state after Washington to allow pot use without a doctor’s recommendation. Both states prohibit public use of the […]
Illegal Carrying and Discharge of Weapons
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense Illegal Carrying and Discharge of Weapons — 14:94 Illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentality is the intentional or criminally negligent discharging of any firearm, or the throwing, placing, or other use of any article, liquid, or substance, where it is foreseeable that it may result in death or great […]
School Bus Shot in New Orleans
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense School Bus Shot as Crime in New Orleans Rises The NOPD is investigating a Monday afternoon shooting in Treme, where a man was injured and a bullet hit a school bus, shattering a window. A girl aboard the bus was cut by the flying glass, according to officer Frank Robertson III. […]
Blood Test for DWI Drunk Driving search warrant
Home December 28, 2016 admin Criminal Defense WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Wednesday to allow police to routinely order blood tests for unwilling drunken-driving suspects without at least trying to obtain a search warrant from a judge. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a case about a disputed blood test from Missouri, against the backdrop […]