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Understanding White Collar Crime: Key Insights

March 20th, 2024

Key Highlights White collar crimes are non-violent criminal offenses committed by individuals or organizations in professional or business environments. These crimes can include fraud, embezzlement, insider trading, and money laundering. White collar crimes have far-reaching impacts, including financial losses, erosion of trust, distortion of market competition, and social inequality. Famous examples of white collar […]

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The Impact of the Pretrial Fairness Act and SAFE-T Act in Criminal Defense in Edwardsville, IL and the broader Madison County Area

February 23rd, 2024

The Pretrial Fairness Act, which is part of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, commonly known as the SAFE-T Act, will completely end the use of money bond and transform Illinois’ pretrial decision-making process throughout the whole state including Edwardsville, IL within Madison County. In the prior system, judges set an amount of “cash […]

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Six Major Warning Signs That You Should Look For Another Lawyer

November 11th, 2015

There are certain warning signs that should tell you to look for another attorney no matter the type of representation you have, be it a criminal matter, personal injury or to draft a will. Take any of the following signs as a warning to look for another lawyer: 1. Little or No Communication From Your […]

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The 6 Worst Mistakes You Can Make Hiring a Defense Attorney

October 13th, 2015

Just as I refer someone to an attorney who specializes in an area of law I am not comfortable in, most of my clients come through referrals by other attorneys who, in part because of my reputation for excellence in criminal law, recommend that the prospective client contact me. Other times a client finds me […]

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Weinmann v. McClone: When is an Officer Justified to Use Deadly Force?

June 1st, 2015

This Wednesday, the Seventh Circuit issued an interesting opinion regarding police shootings. On November 12, 2007, Jerome Weinmann celebrated his one year anniversary with his wife by guzzling half a bottle of vodka, holing himself in his garage with a shotgun, and taking four bullets from a responding police officer. When Officer McClone arrived at […]

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Federal Law Regarding ACLU v. Clapper, No. 14-42-CV (2d Cir. May 7, 2015)

May 20th, 2015

The Second Circuit saved itself some trouble in their May 7 decision, ACLU v. Clapper. Faced with a challenge to the NSA’s bulk phone metadata collection program, the federal appeals court determined the practice exceeded the scope of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly Section 215 of PATRIOT Act amendments. For now, Section 215 allows […]

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Rodriguez v. United States Analysis by Edwardsville Criminal Defense Attorney, John Stobbs

May 7th, 2015

Recent events have forced our society to confront unpleasant realities with respect to law enforcement. In light of numerous recent police controversies, the public’s faith in those who “serve and protect” has faded substantially. Only two days after Freddy Gray’s suspicious death in police custody, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Rodriguez v. United States. The case represents […]

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Edwardsville Criminal Defense Attorney Reviews K-9 Drug Detection Reliability

January 29th, 2015

Law enforcement agencies have been increasingly dependent on drug-detection K-9’s, but are their results reliable in court? A K-9 must have completed a training course and be certified in order to be used on the field or for a K-9’s alerts to be recognized by a court. In the recent years, the effectiveness and reliability […]

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CNN Espanol Interviews John Stobbs about Michael Brown and Ferguson, MO

November 12th, 2014

CNN Espanol and John Stobbs discuss the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, MO.

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A Brief Overview of Child Pornography Laws and Key Problems

May 27th, 2014

The government has many reasons for criminalizing the production and distribution of child pornography. First, there is a compelling governmental interest in safeguarding the physical and psychological well being of minors. Second, the distribution of child pornography is intrinsically connected to the sexual abuse of children. Third, distribution of child pornography provides integral economic incentive for its production. Finally, […]

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