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As a person facing the potential punishments associated with sex offenses, it's important to know about the laws and when they began. Sex offender registration started in 1992 in Louisiana, when the state enacted the first law that mandated the registration of those...
Laws are not lenient for habitual offenders. Louisiana courts make punishments for second and subsequent convictions harsh to deter defendants from repeating crimes. Criminal defense attorneys help to minimize the effects of a criminal past on a defendant's current...
Even though marijuana is legalized in some parts of the United States, it is not legal to use or distribute it in Louisiana. Here are several possible penalties you could face depending on your case. This information is not meant to be legal advice, but it should help...
The future changes dramatically for Louisiana defendants labeled as sexual predators. Legal punishments are severe when a person is convicted of a sexual offense, but penalties don't stop there. Inclusion in a sex offender registry can cause lifelong devastation to a...
Medicaid fraud is a serious problem in the United States. Now, it's being reported that Louisiana recovered over $124 million in fraudulent payments in the Medicaid program in 2012. We have the highest recovery rate in the country. Certainly some people may be accused...
Severe penalties can be imposed upon Louisiana residents convicted of drug crimes. The harshness of punishments handed down by state and federal courts is determined by several factors, including drug type, quantity and the alleged action taken with the drug, from...
Sex offenses are serious crimes that can leave those accused with a ruined reputation. There are several statistics that show the number of sex crimes is dropping in Louisiana, despite the number of people charged with sex crimes every day. According to the Louisiana...
The truth in criminal cases doesn't appear magically to exonerate a defendant. It's not enough for an innocent East Baton Rouge Parish defendants charged with sex offenses to wait for truth to surface. Louisiana prosecutors, judges and juries must be convinced a...
Baton Rouge defendants charged with serious crimes are under the microscope at all times. An arrest, media coverage, police interviews, formal charges, court appearances and incarceration are bewildering, stressful experiences. Criminal words and actions can be used...
A man who was involved in a deadly crash in which at least one vehicle burst into flames was convicted of vehicular homicide in July of 2014. The accident happened out on the I-10 interstate, between Baton Rouge and Prairieville, in Louisiana. The man was facing five...
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