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One Company Thinks it has the Tech to Stop all Red Light Camera Tickets Red light cameras are big business. With a flash of light, a machine decides that you have broken the law and fines you $500 or more. While part of the fine goes to the local town or city, a huge chunk [...]
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson will bring the death of Stanley Gibson before a grand jury. The DA will ask the Grand Jury to endorse criminal charges against Metro Officer Jesus Arevalo. If charges are filed, this will be the first time in decades that an on-the-job officer involved shooting is tried in the [...]
Why would someone confess to a crime they didn’t commit? It doesn’t seem possible. Surely only guilty people confess, right? Shockingly, some innocent people sign confessions and then stand up in court and admit to crimes they never committed. Even people who have later been completely exonerated by DNA evidence were found to have signed [...]
As you may have noticed, we have made a few changes to Las Vegas Best Defense. The site has been completely rebuilt with a new design. The streamlined new look will allow you to enjoy the site more easily on phones and tablets. We have also added author profiles to every post. This will help [...]
Sometimes it seems like traffic cops just want to take all the fun out of life. This poor lingerie model was driving her batmobile to her next glamorous photo shoot. Little did she know she was breaking the law. It wasn’t her custom crime fighting car or even her well ventilated and revealing attire. No she was [...]
It’s a phrase we all immediately associate with being arrested, heard on nearly every TV police show ever made. “You have the right to remain silent, anything you say, can and will be used against you in a court of law.” But what do those words really mean? While the words may sound like a [...]
Having read the title of this article, you may be wondering how it could possibly apply to you. Indeed, only criminals need to worry about being arrested. Right? As a criminal defense attorney in Las Vegas for over 20 years, believe me when I tell you, good people get arrested. Regular people who find themselves [...]
You may find yourself face to face with law enforcement when you least expect it. You may be walking down the Las Vegas Strip, riding as a passenger in car, or attending a party at a friend’s house. Suddenly the police enter the situation and you are lying on the ground with your hands behind [...]
Welcome to Part 1 of the 10 Part Legal Series, Las Vegas Arrest. In this article I will discuss 5 Things You Must Always Do when arrested in Las Vegas. Hopefully you will never have to use this information. Unfortunately, any one of us can be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Good [...]
I am excited to announce Las Vegas Arrest, a new 10 part legal series here on the Las Vegas Criminal Defense blog. This series will focus on 50 key facts everyone should know about being arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each of the 10 articles will highlight 5 important things about arrest here in Southern [...]
