by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 31, 2011 | Drug Charges, Firm News
Recently, two Baton Rouge men were arrested and have been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. It started when a 48-year-old man from Peerless Street was driving east on Interstate 10, and a detective with the Combined Anti-Drug Task Force...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 29, 2011 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
Health care fraud is aggressively investigated and prosecuted by the government. Unfortunately, a surprising number of health care fraud charges arise from innocent submission mistakes or patterns of claims that cause suspicion for some reason. Because the government...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 25, 2011 | Firm News, Sex Offenses
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell recently announced that the Attorney General’s High Tech Crime Unit arrested a 38-year-old Mandeville man authorities believe is the state’s “top child pornography offender.” The man was charged with 50...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 23, 2011 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
Earlier this week, a 35-year-old man was walking along Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge when a vehicle struck him. He was attempting to cross the roadway when a 1989 Ford pickup truck collided with him just before 7:00 Tuesday morning. The pedestrian was taken to a local...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 18, 2011 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
Last week, a 53-year-old man confessed to stabbing his wife to death in Houma. According to news reports, the man walked into a Baton Rouge-area police station to inform officers that he had killed his wife, whom he had been married to since 2003. Apparently, he said...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 15, 2011 | Drug Charges, Firm News
Louisiana is tough on drug crimes. In an effort to decrease these types of violations, federal and state officials provide zero or close-to-zero tolerance for drug offenses. Investigators aggressively pursue these charges, and criminal penalties for conviction are...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 11, 2011 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
Many people turn to Craigslist when looking for a good deal on everything from pets to electronics. The website works because buyers trust sellers to not take advantage of them. Unfortunately, when a trusting buyer spends a significant amount of money on an item only...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 8, 2011 | Firm News, Sex Offenses
Most people know that convicted sex offenders face lasting consequences. Time behind bars and sex offender registration are widely discussed among those who have been charged with sex offenses, as well as the public in general. However, many do not realize that sex...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 4, 2011 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
Authorities have stepped up enforcement efforts to cut down on drinking and driving during Mardi Gras. The annual celebration, which attracts thousands of tourists to Louisiana each year, has a high holiday crash fatality rate. In an effort to reduce the number of...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 2, 2011 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
Being charged with multiple crimes can enhance the severity of the charges and potential penalties. For example, charges for possessing an illegal firearm and committing murder can lead to more serious penalties than a charge for only one of those offenses. In these...
