by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 28, 2012 | Firm News, Sex Offenses
Amid growing efforts to stop child pornography, it is becoming increasingly well known that one doesn’t need to actually photograph an underage person in a pornographic manner; one simply needs to be in possession of the images. Our readers should also...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 27, 2012 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
Murder is always a serious charge. It is even more serious when the person who is killed is a police officer. Such is the case in the indictments that were handed down last week which charged a 27-year-old man with five murders that took place in 2007. One of those he...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 21, 2012 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
New IRS policies designed to facilitate fast online tax returns are reportedly causing an increase in tax fraud, according to law enforcement officials. How are they doing it? First they obtain Social Security numbers and other personal information from hospitals,...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 20, 2012 | Drug Charges, Firm News
Our readers are probably aware of the recent divorce between Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller and their ensuing custody battle. In the midst of that fight, Sheen pointed to Mueller’s drug abuse problems in support of denying her custody of their two young sons....
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 19, 2012 | Drug Charges, Firm News
On Thursday, a grand jury in East Baton Rouge indicted two Baton Rouge men on drug and weapons charges. The charges came after the pair was accused of selling synthetic marijuana from a convenience store on Florida Boulevard. Both men were indicted on two counts of...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 12, 2012 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, police arrest 1.4 million people for DWI. The group said that about 1.2 million of those arrested are convicted. Only about 249,000 people convicted for DWI use an interlock device. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 9, 2012 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
A 61-year-old man lost his coveted knighthood title from Antiqua after he was arrested and convicted of fraud and several other charges. Some of the charges include conspiracy and obstructing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into the...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 2, 2012 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
In our previous post, we noted that homicide rates in Baton Rouge have law enforcement officials concerned and looking for strong solutions. As we mentioned last time, much of the increase in crime is connected to illegal drugs operations made possible by an influx of...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Mar 1, 2012 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
The Advocate reports that homicide rates have increased in Baton Rouge in recent years, to the point where it now exceed homicide rates in New York, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. Compared to the nation as a whole and to other cities of similar demographic makeup...
