by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Jul 29, 2011 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
With over 1.4 million drivers arrested for drunken driving every year, it goes without saying that each state in the nation seeks to address the problem. But as a recent article in USA Today pointed out, there is a good deal of variability and inconsistency among the...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Jul 28, 2011 | Firm News, Sex Offenses
More than most crimes, charges of sexual assault carry more than just the possibility of a conviction. Even for individuals who are acquitted of such charges, public stigma and a presumption of guilt often remains. A recently published article by Roy Black-the...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Jul 22, 2011 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
According to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, increased police presence on roadways and stricter enforcement of traffic laws is responsible for a reduction in alcohol-related accidents and fatalities on state roads. John LeBlanc, Executive Director of the...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Jul 21, 2011 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
In that past couple weeks, news sources have been buzzing about the killing of an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy and the strange man connected to that killing. The gruesome murder took place on July 12, after the boy had gone missing after a day camp in Borough Park. He was...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Jul 15, 2011 | Firm News, Sex Offenses
On Wednesday, a 26-year-old Lafayette man confessed to police that he downloaded over 100 child pornography videos onto his computer over the last year. In the affidavit supporting the man’s warrant for arrest, the Lafayette Police Department said the man had...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Jul 14, 2011 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
A 31-year-old Mississippi man was arrested early Tuesday morning in Florida after shooting a 70-year-old Catholic priest to death in Waveland, Mississippi and using his car to take his ex-wife and children to Disney World. The murder took place at retreat house for...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Jul 13, 2011 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
A 31-year-old Mississippi man was arrested early Tuesday morning in Florida after shooting a 70-year-old Catholic priest to death in Waveland, Mississippi and using his car to take his ex-wife and children to Disney World. The murder took place at retreat house for...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Jul 8, 2011 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
In our previous post, we began looking at the recent acquittal of Casey Anthony on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated child abuse. As we mentioned, she was sentenced to four years in jail and a $4,000 fine for four counts of...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Jul 7, 2011 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
Many readers of our blog are likely already aware of the recent end to the murder trial of Casey Anthony, the 25-year-old Florida woman accused of the murder of her two-year-old daughter Caylee. On Tuesday, the jury returned a not guilty verdict on charges of...
