Change Is Not Always For The Better
The 2014 regular Louisiana Legislative session saw several changes in the area of OWI laws. Act 385 completely overhauled LSA-R.S. 14:98, Louisiana’s OWI defining and penalty statute. Few substantive changes were made, but the statute was reorganized ostensibly to make it easier to understand. Third degree feticide now counts as a prior offense for enhancement […]
SOMETIMES GOOD DEEDS GET REWARDED
As a result of a reversal of policy of the U.S. Justice Department, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff returned to an administrative panel designed to investigate recurrent problems in quality of forensic evidence in criminal courts throughout the country. Previously, Judge Rakoff resigned in protest, criticizing the Justice Department for muzzling its work in […]