by Tatiana Czaplicki | Jun 16, 2010 | Criminal Laws
The US Marshall’s have created the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program. This initiative encourages persons wanted for non-violent felony or misdemeanor crimes to voluntarily surrender to the law in faith-based or other neutral settings. Already successful in many...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Jun 4, 2010 | Criminal Laws, Random Thoughts
Big enough news that it made the ABA Journal. An Assistant Public Defender (APD) here in good ole’ Cook County was disgruntled over a Judges granting of a continuance on a Post Conviction matter. His reaction? To choke the Assistant State’s Attorney (ASA)...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Jun 1, 2010 | Criminal Laws
In a ruling that seems to laugh in the face of Miranda v. Arizona 384 U.S. 436 (1966), the United States Supreme Court has ruled that suspects must verbalize that they want to remain silent when faced with questioning by the police....
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Apr 1, 2010 | Criminal Laws
As a Chicago criminal defense attorney who enjoys serving many different ethnic communities, including my own, this ruling comes as a wake up call. I served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County for 5 years, and during that time I can count on one hand...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Mar 21, 2010 | Random Thoughts
The United States Supreme Court has updated their web site and has changed their url. Gone is the “us” from www.supremecourtus.gov., now it’s www.supremecourt.gov. Now, most of us have never had the opportunity to visit the USSC web site. And the...
