"The courts are for the rich", said our client's mother, "not for people like us". Her deep alto voice in heavily accented English delivered her indictment with disgust and bitter resentment. She was a woman who has authentically toiled her entire life to improve...
Month: October 2019
Wrongly Accused in Connecticut
Imagine that someone accuses you of a crime. It can be any crime. Maybe it's theft. Maybe it's sexual assault. Maybe it's simply an accusation that you've breached the peace. Now imagine that the accusation is false. How does it make you feel to be falsely accused?...
Wrongly Accused in Connecticut
Imagine that someone accuses you of a crime. It can be any crime. Maybe it's theft. Maybe it's sexual assault. Maybe it's simply an accusation that you've breached the peace. Now imagine that the accusation is false. How does it make you feel to be falsely accused?...
Connecticut First Time DWI? Here’s What you Need to Know about the Alcohol Education Program
If you've been arrested for a Connecticut DWI for the first time, although you always have the right to force the state to prove its case against you beyond a reasonable doubt, you should consider Connecticut's Alcohol Education Program. The Alcohol Education Program,...
Accelerated Pretrial Rehabilitation, “A. R.”
Connecticut Diversion from Prosecution Programs Accelerated Pretrial Rehabilitation, "A. R." If you're what's commonly referred to as a Connecticut first-time offender, we know that you're going through a lot right now. You're probably worried about your job, your...
Whistleblowers and Confidential Informants
Can you hear that piercing, shrill scream? It's the sound that stops all the action. it's the heart-stopping whistle that can suddenly take all the energy out of the stadium, or metaphorically, silence a courtroom. The whistleblower's role sometimes marks sometimes a...
Informants behind bars get new scrutiny and new laws
Connecticut is leading a nationwide effort to help prevent the tragedy of wrongful convictions. Thanks to a flood of new scientific evidence that calls previous convictions into question, several states have passed laws to manage the use of prisoner testimony. In...
