Slevin, before and after 22 months in solitary confinement. In a stunning case of prison abuse, Steven Slevin, 59, will receive $15.5 million for his 22-month ordeal in solitary confinement in a New Mexico jail. Slevin was arrested in 2005 for DWI, allegedly in a stolen vehicle (he had actually borrowed the car from a […]
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Bailey v. United States Clarifies Summers Rule on Detention During Search Warrant
In Bailey v. United States, decided February 19, 2013, the United States Supreme Court reversed and remanded a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and narrowed the applicability of the ruling in Michigan v. Summers (1981), an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unlawful seizure. Summers held that […]
Montgomery County Law Firm Hiring Experienced Legal Assistant
Fairlie & Lippy, P.C. is an award-winnning Montgomery County law firm. We also handle cases in Bucks County and the surrounding suburban Philadelphia area. We are looking for a full-time Legal Assistant with experience in Criminal Defense and/or Personal Injury work. We work in an energetic, fast-paced environment. We are looking for someone with oustanding […]
Supreme Court Rules That Padilla Does Not Apply Retroactively
The United States Supreme Court ruled on February 20, 2013, that its decision in Padilla v. Kentucky (2010) will not apply retroactively. The Court ruled in Padilla that a lawyer must inform the client of potential deportation consequences stemming from a plea of guilty. If the defendant was not informed of the immigration consequences of […]
DNA Identification Technology Deemed Admissible in Court
The field of DNA identification is rapidly changing and becoming increasingly accurate as time goes on. Early DNA matching was painfully slow and relatively primitive. Now, computers can quickly determine with a remarkably high degree of accuracy whether or not two DNA samples came from the same person. One of the newest technologies, True Allele, […]
