5/18/16 – Day 2 of trial in the case of State v. Provencio continued in Sumner County District Court yesterday, with the prosecution presenting its case. Defense attorney Jess Hoeme expects to begin presenting the defendant’s side of the story during court proceedings today. Watch this blog for updates on Mr. Hoeme’s arguments. To see […]
Reported by Caroline Sweeney of KSNT in Topeka Court paperwork filed Thursday provide new details about a plot to bomb Fort Riley in April 2015. The 10-page document is part of the case against Alexander E. Blair. This paperwork indicates Blair “requests permission to change his plea to guilty” for the conspiracy charge leveled against […]
Did you know that some of your legal fees in connection with your divorce may be tax deductible? Generally, legal fees in connection with a divorce are not tax deductible. But there are a couple exceptions: Legal fees related to tax advice in connection with a divorce; and Legal fees associated with obtaining alimony (termed […]
The National Transportation Safety Administration is recommending the reduction of the presumptive alcohol breath sample from .08 to .05. The reduction to .05 will create a new wave of DUI arrests because even the average social drinker will be presumed to be driving under the influence if he/she has as little as one alcoholic drink […]
For Immediate Release 1/8/16 After a preliminary examination hearing and briefing by both parties, Judge Mott handed down his memorandum opinion “dismissing entirely” the complaint filed against South Haven Police Chief, Jason Boyd, who was represented by Jess Hoeme of Joseph, Hollander & Craft. “From the beginning of this investigation, we insisted Chief Boyd’s actions […]
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to decide three cases that question whether police officers can get blood or breath tests from DUI suspects without a search warrant and whether a person can be charged with a crime for refusing these tests. Two of these cases come from North Dakota and the other comes […]