George Floyd, Cameras, and Police Accountability

It has been one year since George Floyd died without breath, under the knee of an on-duty, uniformed police officer. The video of the incident shocked the conscious of people in America and around the world. There have been additional incidents in recent years, from Trayvon Martin to Ferguson, but there was no video of those incidents. People did not have the ability to witness for themselves what had happened and form their own opinions. The video footage of George Floyd’s death showed actions that were not just beyond the scope of good police conduct, but rose to the level...

01 February

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Illinois Getting Rid of Bail Bonds/New Pre-Trial Release Laws

Posted by Jason Korner

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Guest Post by Edwardsville, Illinois attorney Chad Finley. Illinois is phasing out bail bonds. I have been asked about this one quite a few times. THE BILL – The bill changed a lot of different bills so that wherever “bail” was previously mentioned, it would now be referred to as “pre-trial release.” This obviously has broad ramifications, most of which are unimportant for most people. The section most people care about is Section 110-5, which is “Determining the conditions of pretrial release.” The takeaway is that the Court still has the power to hold someone in jail pending trial, but they cannot...

29 September

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Missouri Police Chief Charged With Tampering With Evidence

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It All Started With a Traffic Stop ...

26 March

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The Lost Spring

Posted by Jason Korner

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Criminal Defense Attorney Corona Virus St. Louis

The Lost Spring Please note that this is different from my usual blog content, but we are dealing with different times right now. When we look back, the Spring of 2020 will be The Lost Spring. We have had our fair share of spring rain showers and March has given us temperatures from the top of the thermometer to the bottom, but we lost out on so much more. For sports fans we have lost out on March Madness, Opening Day, and The Masters, all sure fire signs of spring. Spring break beaches and barbecues evaporated (for most of us) before our...