When a potential client calls our firm and tells us that they are charged with a criminal offense, one the first things we generally ask them is whether they are charged in state or federal court. There have been several instances where we have represented two individuals at the same time who are charged with similar offenses but one has been charged in federal court and one has been charged in state court. Indeed, this has happened several times where we have simultaneously been representing two individuals charged with drug offenses but one is charged in state court and one is charged in federal court. It also happened very recently where we simultaneously represented a defendant charged with a child pornography offense in state court and also represented a defendant (actually he was the spouse of an FBI agent) charged with a child pornography offense in federal cour Continue Reading >>

The Department of Corrections is part of a criminal justice system that includes hundreds of city, county, state and federal agencies. They include:

• Police Departments
• Sheriff’s Departments
• Prosecutors
• Defense Attorneys
• Superior Courts
• County Jails
• State Prisons

Most criminal acts are never handled through the criminal justice process because they are not reported. In 200 Continue Reading >>