What about innocent crime victims who get robbed of their purses or money? Or their cars are stolen and trashed? What if they lose time from their jobs? Do they ever get paid back? How are they compensated? In Minnesota where I practice criminal law, here are seven things that can help crime victims.
1. For over thirty …
We always hear about the rights of accused people and all the constitutional protections every citizen has in America. They’re all critically important rights—of course. But what about innocent victims? Do crime victims have any rights?
In Minnesota, where I practice criminal law, the legislature has given crime victims several rights. Here are some:
1. Crime victims have …
I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my new suspense mystery book, The Amygdala Hijack!! It’s a new series with a new hero named Ted Rohrbacher. He’s a criminal defense lawyer who has retired from the courtroom and never wants to go back there. When an old friend, Dan, contacts him and tells Ted he’s about to be …
In a courtroom in Texas, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has pled Not Guilty to criminal charges of beating his four-year old son. But Adrian Peterson admitted he hit the child with some kind of a stick. How can he say he’s Not Guilty? Here’s what might really be going on—
1. It’s common for accused people to …
Many people ask me if I make an outline before I write a book or not. Do I simply sit down and let the story unroll as I record it? How do most writers work?
Stephen King in his great book about writing, “On Writing,” explains that for him, he views writing like working on an archaeology dig. …
How did Bernie Madoff do It? How could local con man Tom Petters in Minnesota get people to give him so much money? Why are con men successful?
Having worked for years with criminals as a lawyer and the fact that my uncle was a con man and went to jail, I have a few ideas.
Have you …
Most crime, unfortunately, is violent. But there is a growing number of criminals who are “white collar”—that is they commit financial crimes. And between white collar criminals and violent street thugs, they can both do a lot of damage to innocent victims.
I’ve represented white collar criminals in my years as a criminal defense lawyer Here are five …
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