The US Supreme Court's decision in US v. Booker was supposed to be a dream come true for your average criminal defense lawyer in Arizona. The case was expected to transform federal sentencing guidelines from what had been a mandatory system into what was effectively an advisory one. Many judges hailed it as a sort of Emancipation Proclamation to free the courts from the tyranny of mandatory guidelines. Contrary to the side taken by your average...more
While the need for a white collar crime lawyer in the case of mail fraud was once mostly limited to the mail, today the law has been used to prosecute bank fraud, wire fraud and health care fraud. The crime of mail fraud requires prosecutors to prove 4 essential elements, including a scheme devised to defraud or obtain money by fraudulent purposes, intent, materiality, and using the mails in the implementation of a fraudulent scheme. As the scope...more
Ask any assault lawyer in Arizona who knows the law. Just because a suspect tests positive for GSR doesn't mean he shot his victim. In fact, the tenets of GSR are so shaky that an assault lawyer has many opportunities to insert doubt over such evidence, making it practically useless in a court of law. What is GSR?The Trace Evidence Procedures Manual defines GSR (short for "Gun Shot Residue") as "a particle with a spherical or molten appearance containing the elements Pb, Ba, and Sb." The reality is that 99% of the time, neither the police nor the assault lawyer in Arizona actually tests for gunshot residue. Instead, they test for primer residue. To understand GSR, let's first take a look at gunpowder. Essentially, it's combination of chemicals that, once ignited, burn at a predictable rate, expanding gases that create pressure and force the bullet down the barrel of a gun. In the early days, gunpowder was a black powder that 75 % potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal, and 15% sulfur. Nitrate is the base fuel of all gun powders, though they may take several different chemical forms. Gun powder has advanced over the years to include other ingredients, but at its base it is essentially the...more
As an investment, gold has the advantage of being a rare commodity, a liquid asset (fluidly exchanged), and a tangible object. In addition, because the production of gold is slowing, investing in other assets is becoming a precarious endeavor, and inflation is getting worse, the price of gold is rising higher and higher. Before you begin investing...more
Everyday many people are shifting to Arizona due to their job or business. This place is day by day getting very popular due to its natural beauty but the darker side of this advanced and populated place is that If you open the newspaper of Arizona you will get to see a lot of news related to car accidents. The reason of these accidents can be the...more
Investing in Metals Becoming Easier with Short-Term Loans Stocks have traditionally been the favorite investment option for most traders not just in North America but all across the world. However, since the global economic recession which started almost three years back, the top stock markets of the world have been volatile with many retail investors losing a fortune. Some have even lost their life savings and are currently in deep financial trouble. Of course during the same period, if someone had invested in the top metals of the world, they would be looking at a huge profit by now as prices of metals such as gold have been on the rise and have reached an all time high in 2010. Gold in fact has been one of the best investment options of the past two years. Prices have more than doubled in that period and it continues to rise every day. It has even surpassed the estimates of most analysts and it is expected to reach new heights in 2011 as well. Many believe that until the stock markets remain to be unstable, gold will remain the number one choice for investors. At the same time, other metals such as silver and copper have been steadily going up the ranks as well. Silver...more
The Advantage of Investing in Contracts for Difference What you do with your savings will determine the extent of security that you could enjoy as you get along in your life. A basket of investments in the various sectors of the economy is...more
Malpractice is a special type of legal negligence which takes place when certain types of professionals have a specific duty to act, they fail to act in accordance with generally accepted standards in their particular profession and/or specialty and...more
With the stocks of more speculative companies getting soared so far in the year 2010, the stock pick for the year will be more challenging a decision to make then the last year. What investors seek for is buying the stocks that are rated in the 5 top...more
Risks of hiring a cheap divorce lawyer MPLS Finding the right attorney who is capable of handling your case in a smooth manner and within a reasonable budget is a great challenge. With the mounting costs of divorce, people are scared to apply...more
If you've been wasting the last 10 years of your life busking on a street corner or selling candles door to door waiting for persistence and hard work to pay off, then isn't it about time you try doing something that can practically guarantee you...more
You must always remember that none of the careers are easy while if you perform a hard work then you can surely achieve a lot of things. The same thing applies to the career of the lawyers. First you need to find out which subject interests you more....more