by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 29, 2012 | Firm News, Sex Offenses
Earlier this month, a Baton Rouge man was indicted on charges of rape connected to an incident that took place in 1987 at the Bellemont Hotel on Airline Highway. The 47-year-old man was specifically charged with aggravated rape of a 32-year-old woman. The man was...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 27, 2012 | Drug Charges, Firm News
Former LSU star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, a native of New Orleans, is reportedly in drug rehabilitation in Houston at former NBA star John Lucas’ Treatment center, and will apparently be sitting out this season. According to LSU football coach Les Miles,...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 24, 2012 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
In a recent post, we mentioned recent research published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over two-thirds of drunk-driving deaths in 2010 involved drivers that had a blood alcohol content of .15 or higher. That means 7,145 out of 10,228, or 79...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 22, 2012 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
Health care fraud is a big industry, and the federal government has increased its efforts in recent years to battle the problem. While some states take the problem very seriously, others pay less attention to the problem. According to a federal report released this...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 16, 2012 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
Federal officials from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced plans to issue regulations to motivate other states to pass tougher drunk driving laws. The announcement, which came Tuesday, followed upon the state of Virginia’s...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 15, 2012 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
The man accused of shooting to death a Terry Boyd, a Baton Rouge man, back in 2009 recently argued that the jury that tries his case shouldn’t be allowed to hear a full confession to police in which he allegedly admits to involvement in a handful of other...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 10, 2012 | Drug Charges, Firm News
While the criminal process focuses on charges, evidence, guilt, and innocence, the reality behind the crime is multifaceted and complex. Crime never occurs in a vacuum, and researchers can point to various factors that make for a favorable environment for crime. In...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 9, 2012 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
We wrote some time ago about the case of rapper Torence Hatch, known as “Lil Boosie.” As we noted, Hatch was acquitted of charges first degree murder stemming from allegations that he paid a hitman to kill an individual. Interestingly, the judge in charge...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 3, 2012 | Drug Charges, Firm News
In our last post, we began speaking about synthetic bath salts, and the efforts of law enforcement across the country to manage the growing problem. As we noted, President Obama recently made permanent a ban on “bath salts” drugs and expanded the types of...
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Aug 1, 2012 | Drug Charges, Firm News
In the last two years, there has been a rapid increase in the use of synthetic drugs which mimic the effects of street drugs like cocaine, amphetamines and other illegal stimulants. The trend has been to sell the drugs at small, independent stores in packages...
