A vicious and reportedly unprovoked attack in Baton Rouge has revived debate about hate crimes. The incident resulted in a family of three being badly beaten. One man was charged with felony second-degree battery and two other individuals were charged with misdemeanor...
Complex Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense & Insurance Claims
Year: 2013
Louisiana man’s sentence reduced from 70 years to 35
Sometimes a change in law or circumstances will prompt a judge to take a second look at a prisoner's sentence. Resentencing brings up important issues of criminal defense. Recently, a Louisiana judge has reduced the sentence of a man convicted for his role in a fatal...
Businessman facing drug charges related to synthetic marijuana
In recent years, smoke shops across the country have sold synthetic marijuana as a supposedly legal alternative to prohibited drugs. However, Louisiana and a number of other states now outlaw the substance, treating it much like other controlled substances, with the...
Louisiana man sentenced to probation in fraud probe
A Louisiana man was recently sentenced to three years of probation, fined $5,000 and ordered to pay a share of a $160,000 settlement as part of a federal investigation into corruption in Jefferson Parish. The man pleaded guilty last year to charges of fraud and theft....
Nine Louisiana men face federal child pornography charges
The Louisiana Attorney General's office recently announced that nine men had been arrested and charged with child pornography offenses after an undercover sting operation. The Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force organized the sting, named...
Louisiana police make arrests in alleged drug trafficking
Sometimes in Louisiana, one arrest leads to another and then another after that. When police get evidence of drug crimes, they often try to trace the distribution channels of the drug and make as many arrests as they can. Soon a whole group can face drug charges,...
Louisiana man charged with credit card fraud
Credit card fraud and other forms of identity theft are serious problems in Louisiana, and both state and federal laws call for tough punishments for those convicted of these crimes. As with other white-collar crimes, people accused of identity theft may be surprised...
Baton Rouge man sentenced in felony child pornography case
The Internet makes it easy to share photos. And it makes it easy to get into serious trouble for sharing the wrong kind of photos. Louisiana and federal laws make it a felony to distribute online child pornography, and the penalties can be severe. A U.S. District...
Louisiana man in alleged bribery probe released pending trial
Louisiana residents, who have been charged with a crime, know that the time between being accused and actually standing trial can be a very frightening and confusing period. The judicial system is supposed to presume all those facing criminal charges are innocent...
Recent cases highlight the harshness of Internet crime laws
Baton Rouge residents may have read recently about several cases involving individuals charged with violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The law was passed in 1984 in an effort to curb hacking and white collar crimes, but proponents of Internet...