We all think we know how we would act if we were involved in a traffic accident.  We should stop, make sure everyone's okay, exchange insurance information, and get those who need medical attention the help they need.  But this do...
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This is the case with two nurses in Santa Clara right now. Elmer Alegado and Rodolfo Idian were recently arrested after they were discovered with prescription drugs they had obtained from Santa Clara County Jail. The drugs were meant for inmate...
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It seemed like more of a movie storyline than something out of the headlines.   A Florida teen charged with two counts of practicing medicine without a license. As interesting as the headline is, the story is even more so. Mathew Schei...
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One who overdoses or helps one who overdoses may be exempt from prosecution for possession of an illegal controlled substance. Under G.L.c. 94C§34A, “(a) A person who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing a...
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There is a state lab chemist under investigation in the Massachusetts. She had been employed at the state lab between the years 2003-2012. She carried a heftier workload than other chemists at the lab, but is alleged to have tamp...
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  It happened again.  A person called me to ask if he needed a lawyer.  He explained that he did nothing wrong, but a detective wanted to talk to him about a crime.  He did like most people would do and went to the polic...
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Do not flunk the attitude test; be civil and polite, because being otherwise will never help you, and it will generally always hurt you in the eyes of the jury and judge.  Remember that much of what goes on in the criminal justice syst...
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In Washington DC, a councilmember is proposing a task force that will be dedicated purely to determining ways to lower fines for traffic violations.  According to councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), he will soon establish a task force th...
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An unlicensed cosmetic surgeon who injected a questionable mix of chemicals into the body of a woman, who wanted buttock implants, has been charged with manslaughter.  Oneal Ron Morris delivered the deadly chemical cocktail to Shatarka...
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Opening statements are soon expected to be made in the trial of Drew Peterson, who is on trial on the murder of his 3rd wife.  The trial comes 5 years after his fourth wife went missing.  Her disappearance ultimately raised murder sus...
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