Philadelphia is about to become the first city in the United States to establish places for people to use heroin and opioids under medical supervision. Questions remain about how federal law will control these “safe injection” sites. Legal analysts anticipate that a unique loophole in federal law will help to protect these areas. Part of the… Read More
Drug Crimes
How to Find a Federal Drug Attorney in Georgia
If you are charged with a federal drug crime, it is not uncommon to feel overwhelmed about how to proceed. One of the best steps is to obtain the assistance of the best federal drug lawyer that you can find. While it is critical that this attorney has an innate understanding of the many federal… Read More
Men Sentenced with Federal Drug Crimes
A federal judge recently sentenced a man to more than two years in federal prison and another man to more than four years in separate drug cases. One of the individuals pleaded guilty to a drug crime which resulted in a sentence of several years in prison. The individuals were prosecuted by a special assistant… Read More
Atlanta Man Faces Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, an Atlanta man was wanted as of March of 2017 for federal drug trafficking. The 39-year-old man was one of five people wanted in the Chatham and Savannah Counties charged after a year-long FBI investigation. The man is accused of trafficking cocaine. Other people wanted in connection with the… Read More
President Obama Sets Record for Presidential Pardons
There are many things that are wrong with the criminal justice system in America. One of the most important of these is the number of inmates who have been sentenced to jail for extended periods of time, even though the crime they committed was a nonviolent one. People who have been convicted of a federal… Read More
Massachusetts Police Department Mishandles Evidence
Yet again, a police force in Massachusetts is reeling after its internal procedures have been found to be not only subpar, but so deplorable that criminal sanctions are not out of the realm of possibility. Problems in the Evidence Room of the Braintree Police Department In May of 2016, the police chief of the town… Read More