Blog Posts in March, 2011

• Posted By Scott Hughes 29-Mar-2011

  Another Attack on the Confrontation Clause in Michigan v. Bryant

  The Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the right to confront witnesses against the defendant at trial. This right to confrontation includes the right to cross-examine the witness. Recently, the United States Supreme Court ruled that ...

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 22-Mar-2011

  Supreme Court Preserves First Amendment Protections of Offensive Speech

  The Westboro Baptist Church is well known for their protests outside of funerals while carrying signs that suggest that America’s soldiers were dying in Afghanistan and Iraq because of the nation’s tolerance for homosexuality. Several years ago, the ...

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 17-Mar-2011

  "Like" Us on Facebook and we will Donate $1000 to Japan Relief!

  If 500 people "Like" us on Facebook before the end of the month, I will donate $1,000.00 to Japan Relief Efforts. Go to the Law Offices of Scott D. Hughes Facebook Page and "Like" us. Law Offices of Scott D. Hughes

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 15-Mar-2011

  Pretrial Diversion May No Longer Available on The Day of Trial

  Under the terms of a Pretrial Diversion program, criminal charges are usually dismissed following the successful completion of a therapeutic program. Last week in People v. Anderson, the Appellate Court in the Superior court of California for the ...

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 8-Mar-2011

  Orange County Asset Forfeiture

  If a person has been charged with a criminal offense in Orange County, California, which money or property was seized by the police during the arrest, the government may attempt to have obtain that property through asset forfeiture. The government ...

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