Since February 1, most of you received your tax documents in the mail. And a few of you are actually thinking of filing your tax returns early this year—well, very few!
It always amazes me to listen to lawyers riding the elevators between court rooms chuckle about how they’ve “beaten” the government again—by getting a tax refund after …
One of my favorite countries is Italy and I’d like to go back there anytime. Unfortunately for Amanda Knox, she may have to go back—against her will.
I’ve been a criminal lawyer for over 30 years and have followed Amanda Knox’s case. As you may know, she was convicted in 2009 in Italy of murdering her roommate …
Sherlock Holmes practiced his craft in the 19th century but the TV show, CSI, didn’t air until the 21st. century—yet they use many of the crime scene techniques Sherlock used. How could he be so far ahead of his time? Judging by the number of new shows about Sherlock Holmes, he still fascinates all of us—me included!
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For those of you who have been hooked on the TV series, Castle, you may have caught an episode this month involving a serial arsonist who becomes a murderer also. The main character, Richard Castle, is a successful writer who probably got bored and decided to investigate real crimes. I’m glad the writers of the show chose …
In a recent episode of Downton Abbey the family struggled with the “latest crises”—the proper inheritance of the estate. Matthew Crawley died without a will, which left his estate in the hands of his infant son, George, and father-in-law, the inept Robert. Remember, last season he not only squandered his inheritance, he also lost his wife’s inheritance!! Anyway, …
In Minneapolis about a week ago, a young boy without a ticket was able to board a plane to Las Vegas—ALONE!
His parents thought he’d spent the night at a friend’s house and didn’t discover he was gone until the next morning when the boy showed-up in Las Vegas. When the father was interviewed, he put …
Many of you are following the murder trial of George Zimmerman in a Florida courtroom. He is accused of shooting and killing Trayvon Martin during a scuffle in a residential area. Martin was unarmed and Zimmerman was carrying a pistol. At first, it appeared to be an open-and-shut case of murder.
The news media has covered this story …
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