This article addresses serious questions in DNA science, but gets the science completely wrong and indicates a much larger issue. If this guy, who hopefully did some research before writing this article, cannot figure out what is going on, how are jurors supposed to do so? First, the analysis of ...
New updated information on fingerprint science and reporting results in courtrooms by the U.S. Department of Justice. Do not let the State or Government offer this of forensic science evidence against you, or your client, without making the reasonable educated challenge to its use and weight. I t...
Following are the some of the statutes related to the grand jury in Louisiana. If you face a grand jury subpoena, or receive a ‘target' letter that you are a target of a grand jury proceeding, or indictment by grand jury; be sure to hire an attorney that has experience in working through this sta...
This is a very interesting article related to the criminal defense world, but also to humanity. We limit the age for driving, drinking, making life decisions, etc…, acknowledging that people who are under the age of majority are less capable of making reasonable decisions; but at the same time se...
The bond system, in its current state, is broken. Not only because people, on rare occasions, take ‘deals' just to be released; but also because of what this article addresses. It is Constitutionally infirm treatment of the indigent and working poor, for a purpose that can be achieved through oth...
There is a gross underestimate by criminal justice professionals of the impact on citizens when they are named as suspects. A person can be named a suspect and essentially have much of their life ruined, completely devoid of any due process. The legislature must consider enacting laws to limit th...
I have spent the better part of the past 5 years studying and increasing my knowledge in the forensic sciences. This report is an honest and eye-opening look at the serious problems with the use of forensics science to convict innocent people in our courts. This is not a conjecture, but rather a ...
The following is a very short article on a couple of forensic science issues in the “Making a Murderer” case. This is by no means an exclusive list of the issues, but issues that kind of which are not often addressed – bias in testing and invalidity of a forensic scientific test. Forensic science...
Honored to be included in the Louisiana State Bar Association, Criminal Justice Summit today. This important conference brought together the leaders in criminal justice from around the State, including District Attorneys, Criminal Defense Lawyers, Department of Corrections leaders, Judges and cou...
This is a very interesting outcome in relation to the public defender crisis we are experiencing in Louisiana. We cannot function under the constitution of the United States and not grant indigent defendants a meaningful right to counsel – it is not who we are as a nation. I don't know if this is...
News story in Baton Rouge… powdered alcohol DWI arrest…. This product was just approved by the FDA, and quite frankly I don't understand the hype. What's the deal? I bet you can get the same DWI with this that you can anything else. http://www.fox44.com/news/feds-approve-powdered-alcohol-develope...
This article speaks directly to the serious problems with forensic scientific evidence. A serious voir dire of experts offered against your client is in order and attorneys must have a minimum level of understanding of the science to effectively perform this function. “The FBI is reviewing 2,000 ...
The Louisiana Legislature significantly changed the rules on criminal discovery last week by passing house bill 371. ‘Sea change' is a decent way to explain the dramatic shift in the rule of criminal procedure in our code. The defense now has new rights to ask for the following evidence: Statemen...
Cold case investigators arrested a Baton Rouge woman Friday in the 2000 stabbing death of her business partner after DNA testing linked her to the killing, police said. That statement sounds pretty certain, especially for 2nd degree murder charge. But I would guess that the DNA link, is just tha...
Home builder theft case, very heavy on the discovery front. But a case that should be fought, it has been my experience that this is often over charged.
Criminal Defense of a Forgery charge is a serious matter. The crime of Forgery is encompassed in the general Forgery statute at La. R.S. 14:72; which states in part, “It shall be unlawful to forge, with intent to defraud, any signature to, or any part of, any writing purporting to have legal eff...
A reading of this article in The Advocate brings up a lot of questions. The claim is that there was one shooter, and that person killed a man in a drug transaction gone bad. But then goes on to say that the people with the shooter were also arrested for “First-degree Murder”, ho...
If you didn't think that Meth was a serious problem, look at this. Couple is arrested in a hotel and charged with, among other things, Operation of a Clandestine meth lab. This is a serious crime and these guys need a serious attorney. The Ambeau Law Firm, LLC.
Theft from a business by an employee is a very serious matter, and takes a lot of work to defend. The evidence is usually a few boxes full of paper, and it takes going through it all to be effective. In theft from business cases, oftentimes an employee wi...
Spent last week an Baton Rouge, had an opportunity to cross examine a DNA expert in a Rape case in the 19th JDC. I have spent the last couple of years studying the DNA texts, mostly written by John Butler, and studying the secondary writings on STR DNA analysis, as well as mtDNA and ySTR DNA anal...
I am at a DWI Defense Seminar in New Orleans this week and weekend; constantly working on be as effective as possible for my clients. This is the best scientific evidence seminar that I know of, and it is my fourth year in a row. I learn how to fight and beat the scientific evidence used in DWI c...
I think this is a violation of a citizen's right to privacy and should be stopped. It is clearly a violation of my right to privacy to not have my license plate scanned without some reasonable suspicion that I am breaking the law – the standard is there for a reason, to keep the government from e...
The Baton Rouge Police conducted a DWI checkpoint in the 800 block Stanford Ave. on December 13, last Thursday night. A total of 545 vehicles were screened. There were 16 drivers arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. You can expect this the rest of the holiday season. If you find yourself in t...
This story is sad. All that talent and at the same time struggling with drugs. I hope this young man finds his way in the world. http://www.wafb.com/story/19919281/mathieu-among-4-ex-lsu-football-players-arrested
DWI Defense decision in US Supreme Court The US Supreme Court has granted review on a case where a person stopped for DWI was forced, without a warrant, to give blood to the officer. He was found to be over the legal limit and the trial court, at the state level, found that his blood was taken in...
