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Bob's Bullets Vol. 36
Yesterday the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington which involved a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. Florence, who was a passenger in his wife’s vehicle, was arrested during a traffic stop by a New Jersey state trooper based upon a bench warrant that appeared in the computer system for failure to appear at a hearing to enforce a fine...(Read More)
Bob's Bullets Vol. 35
The United States Supreme Court decided two cases on March 21, 2012, Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye both addressing the issue of whether a client’s Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated by what their attorney did during plea negotiations. Where counsel’s performance was deficient the analysis then focused on whether the outcome of the plea process would have been different with competent advise... (Read More)
Bob's Bullets Vol. 34
When does concurrent not mean concurrent? When you client has posted an OR bond on the earlier charge and then picks up a second charge and is unable to post the bond on the second charge. The result is that your client is not being held in the Justice Center on the first charge but is being held in the Justice Center on the second charge. Your client is only eligible for jail time credit for the time he/she is being held on that charge...(Read More)
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