by Ronette | Mar 30, 2020 | criminal defense
Imagine, for a moment, you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of being arrested in Louisiana. Many people are familiar with the concept of an arrest. Most are not familiar with what happens after they are arrested. Yes, everyone is entitled to “their day in...
by Andre Belanger | Mar 27, 2020 | criminal defense
There are 5 stages to a criminal case that everyone arrested needs to know about. They five stages are as follows: the first appearance, the arraignment, motions, pre-trial conference and trial. First Appearance The first appearance is the accused’s first...
by Andre Belanger | Mar 26, 2020 | criminal defense
As discussed in an earlier post, there are 7 major exceptions to the rule that the police obtain a warrant before searching a person’s property. In this post we discuss the major exceptions to the rule. These exceptions are so pervasive that many believe the warrant...
by Andre Belanger | Mar 26, 2020 | criminal defense
Louisiana law utilizes 3 different burdens of proof throughout the criminal justice process. These three burdens of proof are: the reasonable doubt standard, probable cause and reasonable suspicion. This post describes each burden and identifies when they are...
by Andre Belanger | Mar 26, 2020 | criminal defense
Anyone accused of a crime in Louisiana may petition the court to suppress any seized evidence that will be used against him at trial upon grounds that it was unconstitutionally obtained. Broadly speaking, there are 3 categories of evidence sought to be suppressed:...
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