Purdue Pharma has taken action to prevent abuse of it’s powerful painkiller OxyContin.Purdue has taken steps to reformulate OxyContin to prevent the pill from being cut,broken,chewed,crushed or dissolved to release more medication that increase the risk of drug abuse and overdoses.It is predicted the new format will result in less abuse by inhaling or injection.OxyContin
How FaceBook and Other Social Media Impacts Your Case
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Facebook , Twitter and other forms of social media are exploding. I am constantly amazed at what people put on their Facebook or MySpace. Police and District Attorneys are looking at you.My advice is if you are facing criminal charges in Tennessee is to take down all social media.Live without it until your case is
How to Hire A Nashville Divorce lawyer
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I know this is off topic from one of my areas of practice which is DUI and criminal defense.However , i want to provide the legal consumer with some information on other areas of law.Here is a short clip of an interview of Bobby Jackson on "How to Hire A Nashville Divorce Layer."
San Francisco Crime Lab Shut Down
Numerous problems in San Francisco’s forensic crime lab have resulted in hundreds of drug cases being dismissed and hundreds more are under investigation.The root of the problem are accusations that an employee of the San Francisco Police Department’s crime lab was stealing cocaine.
Lab Tech Deborah Jean Madden is under investigation for theft and possibly evidence tampering.The crime lab was shut down in early March.Over 600 drug cases have been dismissed so far.San Francisco’s crime lab is not independent from the police department.
Police Chief George Gascon ordered an audit of the crime lab which found several problems including problems in the "chain of custody" record keeping for seized drugs. and improperly sealed drug envelopes.The audit found the evidence tampering would have been prevented had good laboratory practices been in place.
It appears the police knew of the problems with Ms.Madden as long ago as 2005 when 4 grams of cocaine handled by Ms. Madden came up missing in a federal racketeering trial Ms.Madden had been repeatedly counseled when she failed to follow laboratory protocol.
Criminal Defense Lawyers Must Advise Clients of Deportation Risks
The United States Supreme Court ruled that criminal defense lawyers have a Sixth Amendment obligation to warn their clients when their guilty pleas can result in deportation.Justice Stevens wrote the majority opinion that held that the criminal lawyer representing Jose Padilla should have advised him that a guilty plea to transporting marijuana would make him
Pre-Trial Diversion is Still Alive in Tennessee
Proposed House Bill 3283/Senate Bill 3347 which would have eliminated Pre-trial Diversion was before both the Tennessee House and Senate Judiciary Committees on March 30th. Both committees heard testimony from all sides, including the Public Defenders Conference, the District Attorneys Conference, and the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Only the House Committee voted, and the