As recently reported in The New York Times, Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, had a major victory in court this month regarding charges of soliciting a prostitute. Judge Leonard Hanser granted Kraft’s motion to suppress video evidence of the alleged act detailed by the prosecution. With this video evidence no longer […]Continue reading
Recently, the law firm I work for, Bruckheim & Patel, celebrated a victory in court when our client who was charged with armed robbery in the District of Columbia received a hung jury verdict after deliberation. As an office, we lauded the hard work put in to ensure our client had the best possible defense. […]Continue reading
What is Leaving After Colliding? Leaving after Colliding laws in the District are broken down into two categories, injured persons or damaged property. D.C law differentiates between accidents where a person is injured and when property is damaged. While the penalties for not stopping for property damage are not as severe, they are still essential […]Continue reading
Although it is difficult to assign blame for a drug overdose death to any one person, prosecutors are increasingly treating such deaths as homicides and looking to hold enablers criminally accountable. These “enablers” often turn out to be friends, partners, or siblings who either provide the overdose-causing drugs or helps the victim obtain them. Even […]Continue reading
“Herb is the healing of the nation, alcohol is the destruction.” Bob Marley According to drugwarfacts.org, 33,171 deaths last year were alcohol related. Despite this fact, alcohol has been fully legalized in the United States since 1933. By contrast, zero deaths have been associated with marijuana and yet, the drug remains illegal in many states. […]Continue reading
The bedrock of any civilized society is without a doubt the law. Without some definition of innocent and guilty, and law and order, society would inevitably descend into anarchy. Laws exist for the good of both the people and the community as a whole. Criminal law is a phenomenally complicated thing. There are many philosophies […]Continue reading
Stop. Don’t do it. With three large universities and seventeen other colleges and institutions, Washington D.C. has a reputation for being a college-town. There are currently about 63,000 students in Washington’s three largest colleges: George Washington University, Georgetown University, and American University. But that’s not all the city has to offer, for D.C. is also […]Continue reading
The role of a defense attorney is not simply to argue their client’s innocence, it is also to make sure that they receive a fair trial and due process as guaranteed by the Constitution. Procedure is important, and sometimes a case is not decided on the facts, but the manner in which those facts are […]Continue reading
Although a Judge does not have a great deal of discretion with sentencing due to guidelines, they do have some. Oftentimes, there is a range in the sentencing that the Judge has to place a defendant on. For example, a crime could carry an incarceration period of 5-10 years and the Judge makes the decision […]Continue reading
The view on cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is starting to shift as the laws are changing. In 2015, cannabis with specific guidelines was legalized in Washington DC. Medical marijuana was used and prescribed in DC for years before it was legalized for recreational use. The laws around medical marijuana in the District of Columbia […]Continue reading
