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Articles Posted in December 2016

Interviewer: What are the major elements and what’s the process and how long is the timing of each thing? Following the Arraignment, the Case Is Set for a Pre-Trial Conference Attorney Tafelski: The first thing that happens after you’re arrested is you have the arraignment.  At the arraignment, they set a bond and make you aware of the charges.  Then the court sets the case for what’s called a pre-trial.  Between the arraignment and trial is when the attorney needs to gather the evidence, which is called discovery from the prosecutor. Within that discovery packet, you should be able to...
Posted in: DWI
Once an individual has served the minimum period of suspension or revocation, the next step is to have a substance abuse assessment done from a licensed substance abuse counselor, preferably someone who understands the Secretary of State proceedings. In addition, there is a 10 panel drug screen where the person will be tested for a variety of different drugs. Additionally there needs to be a minimum of three letters from people that are signed, dated, and notarized attesting to the individual’s sobriety and the changes in his or her life since becoming sober. The important thing for people to remember...
Posted in: Criminal Defense
Domestic violence means different things to different people. A lot of people think of it as a situation where one person in the relationship beats up the other person, like the Ray Rice incident. However, the majority of cases prosecuted are much less violent and involve either a slap or a push or grabbing somebody against their will. I have seen an increase in the number of prosecutions, although I don’t think there is really an increase in the number of actual domestic violence cases. It used to be that if someone called the police for domestic violence, the cops...
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