According to an Athens news story, police and prosecutors in Northeast Georgia routinely use informants to aid in their investigations of lower-level drug possession and dealing cases, although they “are reluctant to discuss their use of informants to make criminal cases.” One former assistant district attorney who is now a public defender calls the use […]

State lines can certainly allow for variance and differentiated outcomes when it comes to the charging and prosecution of drug crimes. Take marijuana possession, for example. In a recent blog post (please see our November 12 post entry), we informed readers of the decision made by voters in the states of Colorado and Washington to […]

Saying last week that “the dye for major cannabis law reforms is now cast” and that “the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is before us all,” the executive director of a marijuana reform group applauded voters in Colorado and Washington for making their states the first ever to legalize marijuana for recreational […]

Accusations of drug crimes are always serious matters, carrying the potential of lengthy prison terms, heavy fines and other exactions, including, centrally, the potential for character defamation that can bring about job loss, lowered social standing and other dire consequences. A recently unfolding matter in California manifestly bears that latter point out and points strongly […]

It is inevitable to see can’t-miss sports prospects fall to the wayside sometimes before fully reaching their potential, and in some cases their stories of misfortune can be cautionary — even downright tragic — tales. Brien Taylor’s troubled life is just that. Twenty years down the road, the one-time star prospect for the New York […]